August 3, 2007

4 George Mason Economists Decamp for Chapman U.; New President of U. of the Arts Is One of the Nation's Youngest; Tulane Names Medical Dean

By DAVID GLENN, PAUL FAIN, and KATHERINE MANGAN

A SECOND TREK: Six years ago, George Mason University lured seven economists away from the University of Arizona in an audacious group hire. The seven scholars are pioneers in experimental economics, the study of economic decision making in controlled settings not unlike psychology labs. The group's senior member, Vernon L. Smith, won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science in 2002, just a year after arriving at George Mason.

Now four members of the team, including Mr. Smith, who

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