Dr. Chayanin Wipusanawan

Postdoctoral Researcher
DFG Research Training Group 2720: Digital Platform Ecosystems (DPE)
(HK16) Raum 118
Dr.-Hans-Kapfinger-Straße 16
94032 Passau
Tel.: +49 851 509-5678
E-Mail: chayanin.wipusanawan@uni-passau.de
Office hours: to be arranged (please sign up for an appointment)
Curriculum vitae
Chayanin Wipusanawan has been a researcher at the DFG Research Training Group “Digital Platform Ecosystems” and the Chair of Internet and Telecommunications Business at the University of Passau since November 2022.
Before joining the University of Passau, he was a doctoral researcher at the Department of Economics, Tilburg University, the Netherlands, where he earned his doctorate in 2023. He holds a Research Master in Economics (2018) and a Master of Science in Economics with Specialization Competition and Regulation (2016) from Tilburg University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (2012) from Thammasat University, Thailand. During his undergraduate studies, he spent two semesters at the University of Ottawa, Canada.
From 2012 to 2015, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Bangkok, Thailand.
Research interests
His research interests include the economics of information systems and industrial economics, with a focus on applying microeconomic theory to investigate competition, innovation, and regulation in digital markets.
Publications
Schuett, F., & Wipusanawan, C. (Forthcoming). Essentiality checks for standard essential patents. Accepted for publication, Management Science. (Working paper)
Bhargava, H. K., Krämer, J., & Wipusanawan, C. (2024). Competition and innovation by search engines in the presence of preset defaults. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2024.
Working papers
Bhargava, H. K., Krämer, J., & Wipusanawan, C. (2025). Are preset defaults harmful?.
Wipusanawan, C. (2025). Standard-essential patents and incentives for complex innovation.
Academic presentations
- Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (WISE) 2024, Bangkok;
- International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2024, Bangkok;
- Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST) 2024, Seattle;
- Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation (MaCCI) Annual Conference 2024, Mannheim
- 50th Annual Conference of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE 2023), Rome
- Competition Law and Economics European Network (CLEEN) Conference 2022, Norwich
- 48th Annual Conference of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE 2021), online
Teaching
- Governance of Platforms and Ecosystems (Master)
- Digital Markets and Platforms with tutorial (Bachelor)
- Digital Platforms and Business Strategy (a lecture as part of the lecture series “Fundamentals of Digitalization and Digital Trends”)
- Bachelor's and Master's Colloquium in Internet and Telecommunications Business
- Bachelor's and Master's Seminar in Internet and Telecommunications Business