Andrew McClellan

Andrew McClellan serves as Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, specializing in microeconomic theory, experimental economics, and behavioral economics with focus on information dynamics in mechanism design.

His academic credentials include:

• PhD in Economics from New York University
• BA in Economics and BS in Mathematics from the University of Texas

McClellan's research examines how information revelation impacts auction revenue and strategies for incentivizing information production, with applications to real-world policy challenges. His recent Chicago Booth Review contribution How to Speed Up the Next Medical Breakthrough analyzes incentive structures for accelerating high-impact innovation in medical research.

He teaches Microeconomics (course 33001) during Autumn quarters for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years, maintaining active engagement in the Department of Economics' academic community.