Overview
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.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Economics
·
2019 - Present
Economics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
An Evolutionary Perspective on Updating Risk and Ambiguity Preferences
Journal Article · December 17, 2024 CiteAdaptive preferences: An evolutionary model of non-expected utility and ambiguity aversion
Journal Article Journal of Economic Theory · June 1, 2024 We enrich an evolutionary model with common and idiosyncratic uncertainty as in Robson (1996) by allowing for hidden actions (or phenotypic flexibility). In contexts where common uncertainty is ambiguous and idiosyncratic uncertainty is risky, the model ge ... Full text CiteBehavioral Characterizations of Naiveté for Time-Inconsistent Preferences
Journal Article Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper · November 18, 2018 CiteRecent Grants
Evolution and Adaptation: Ambiguity Attitudes with Optimal Risk Preferences
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2019 - 2022Collaborative Research: Foundations for Comparative Naivete and Sophistication
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2014 - 2017View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Boston University ·
2006
Ph.D.