ATLANTA — Georgia State University has appointed Charles Noussair as the Noah Langdale Jr. Chair in Economics. He will also serve as a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and as director of the Experimental Economics Center (ExCEN) in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. Noussair will hold the Langdale Chair beginning in August.
Noussair is an internationally recognized leader in experimental and behavioral economics whose research has shaped the field’s understanding of asset markets, cooperation, behavior under risk and neuroeconomics. He joins Georgia State from the University of Arizona, where he is the Eller Professor of Economics and director of the Economic Science Laboratory.
With over 150 scholarly publications and more than 11,000 citations, Noussair’s work has appeared in many of the field’s most influential journals, including American Economic Review, Econometrica and Journal of Political Economy. His research is widely known for advancing both economic theory and real-world policy discussions through innovative experimental methods.
In addition to his scholarly contributions, Noussair brings a distinguished record of academic leadership. He recently completed his term as president of the Economic Science Association and has held senior editorial roles at leading journals, including as editor of Experimental Economics. His service has helped shape the direction of the field and strengthen connections among economics, psychology and neuroscience.
At Georgia State, Noussair will join the Department of Economics as a tenured full professor and will serve as director of ExCEN. He succeeds James C. Cox, the founding director of the center, who retired in 2025 after a highly impactful career in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. Under Cox’s leadership, ExCEN has become one of the nation’s premier centers for experimental economics research and graduate training.
“Dr. Noussair is one of the world’s leading experimental economists, and his appointment as Langdale Chair reflects Georgia State’s commitment to research excellence with real policy relevance,” said Thomas J. Vicino, dean of the Andrew Young School. “His scholarship, leadership and vision will strengthen the Department of Economics, expand opportunities for our students and enhance the school’s impact on pressing economic and social challenges.”
In his new role, Noussair is expected to build on that strong foundation by expanding the university’s capacity for high-impact experimental research, supporting doctoral training and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across campus.
“We are thrilled to welcome Charles Noussair to Georgia State this fall,” said James H. Marton, chair of the Department of Economics. “A scholar of his caliber reinforces our standing as a premier global hub for experimental economics and advances our ability to produce innovative, influential work that shapes the field.”
The Langdale Chair was established to support distinguished scholars whose work advances innovation and understanding in experimental economics. Noussair’s research on asset pricing, economic cooperation and risk preferences closely aligns with that mission and positions Georgia State to further elevate its national and international research profile.
“I am looking forward to starting my new position at Georgia State,” Noussair said. “It is an honor to be associated with ExCEN, one of the world’s premier experimental economics laboratories, and with the Andrew Young School. ExCEN will continue with its ongoing areas of focus as well as launch new projects in both basic research and policy applications.”
Noussair holds a B.A. in Economics and Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and both an M.S. and Ph.D. in Social Science from the California Institute of Technology.