| Todd Sarver, Professor
 Todd Sarver’s research focuses on microeconomic theory, decision theory, and behavioral economics. His interests include modeling psychological phenomenon such as regret and temptation, cognitive constraints and bounded rationality, and attitudes toward risk in dynamic environments. He has received grants from the National Science Foundation, and his most recent work has been published in Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, Theoretical Economics, and Journal of Economic Theory.
- Contact Info:
Teaching (Spring 2023):
- ECON 705D.001, MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II
Synopsis
- Social Sciences 136, TuTh 10:15 AM-11:30 AM
- ECON 705D.01D, MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II
Synopsis
- Social Sciences 113, W 07:00 PM-07:50 PM
- ECON 705D.02D, MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II
Synopsis
- Social Sciences 111, W 07:00 PM-07:50 PM
- Education:
Ph.D. | Boston University | 2006 |
- Specialties:
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Microeconomic Theory
Behavioral Economics Decision Theory
- Research Interests:
Todd Sarver’s research focuses on microeconomic theory, decision theory, and behavioral economics. His interests include modeling psychological phenomenon such as regret and temptation, cognitive constraints and bounded rationality, and attitudes toward risk in dynamic environments. He has received grants from the National Science Foundation, and his most recent work has been published in Econometrica and Games and Economic Behavior.
- Curriculum Vitae Bio
- Recent Publications
(More Publications)
- Sarver, T; Sadowski, P, An Evolutionary Perspective on Updating Risk and Ambiguity Preferences
(December, 2019)
- Ahn, DS; Iijima, R; Le Yaouanq, Y; Sarver, T, Behavioral Characterizations of Naiveté for Time-Inconsistent Preferences,
Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper no. 2074
(November, 2018)
- Ahn, DS; Iijima, R; Sarver, T, Naiveté About Temptation and Self-Control: Foundations for Naive Quasi-Hyperbolic Discounting,
Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper no. 2099
(February, 2018)
- Sarver, T, Dynamic Mixture-Averse Preferences,
Econometrica, vol. 86 no. 4
(January, 2018),
pp. 1347-1382 [doi] [abs]
- Sarver, T, Risk Attitude Optimization and Heterogeneous Stock Market Participation
(October, 2017)
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