Andrew Clausen

Andrew Clausen is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Economics, University of Edinburgh, with office located in Room 3.06 at 31 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and completed undergraduate studies in Computer Science and Mathematics in Australia.

Education

• PhD in Economics, University of Pennsylvania
• Computer Science and Mathematics (undergraduate), Australia

Research Focus

Dr. Clausen specializes in Economic Theory and Contract Theory, investigating institutional design for accountability systems. His work examines critical trade-offs including:

• Loyalty versus independence
• Transparency versus privacy
• Rewards versus punishments
• Accuracy in false accusation protection versus true accountability

Primary application domains include policing, journalism, and legal systems. Prior to economics, he co-founded the GNU Parted project and contributed to GNU/Linux kernel development for SGI hardware.

Professional Background

Office hours are held Monday 10:30am-11:20am and Tuesday 1pm-2pm. His interdisciplinary career bridges computer science (1998-2005 GNU Parted maintenance, SGI Origin 200 kernel development) and economics research. Current work focuses on theoretical frameworks for institutional accountability mechanisms.