Professor Sean Masaki Flynn is an assistant professor of economics at Scripps College in Claremont, California.

A recurring commentator on ABC News, FOX Business, and NPR, Dr. Flynn holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Southern California and a Ph.D. in economics from U.C. Berkeley, where he completed his dissertation under the supervision of Nobel Laureate George Akerlof.

Flynn’s research focuses on the seemingly irrational and often puzzling behavior of stock market investors, but he has also investigated topics as wide-ranging as why you see a lot of unionized workers only in certain industries and the factors that affect customer tipping behavior at restaurants.