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.

Office Location:	232 Social Sciences, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:	+1 919 660 1800
Email Address:
Web Page:	https://sites.duke.edu/toddsarver/

Teaching (Spring 2024):

• ECON 205D.001, INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS II Synopsis

  Social Sciences 139, TuTh 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

• ECON 205D.01D, INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS II Synopsis

  Old Chem 201, M 12:00 PM-12:50 PM

• ECON 205D.02D, INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS II Synopsis

  Social Sciences 111, M 06:30 PM-07:20 PM

• ECON 205D.04D, INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS II Synopsis

  Old Chem 003, W 04:55 PM-05:45 PM

• ECON 705D.001, MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II Synopsis

  Social Sciences 111, TuTh 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

• ECON 705D.01D, MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II Synopsis

  Social Sciences 327, W 01:40 PM-02:30 PM

• ECON 705D.02D, MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS II Synopsis

  Old Chem 123, W 01:40 PM-02:30 PM

• ECON 885.12, TOPICS IN ECONOMIC THEORY Synopsis

  Social Sciences 113, TuTh 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

Education:

Ph.D.

Boston University

2006

Specialties:

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.

Recent Publications

1. Sarver, T; Sadowski, P, An Evolutionary Perspective on Updating Risk and Ambiguity Preferences (December, 2019)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. Sarver, T, Dynamic Mixture-Averse Preferences, Econometrica, vol. 86 no. 4 (January, 2018), pp. 1347-1382 [doi]  [abs]
5. Sarver, T, Risk Attitude Optimization and Heterogeneous Stock Market Participation (October, 2017)