Todd Sarver

Todd Sarver is a Professor of Economics at Duke University's Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Economics. He holds a Ph.D. from Boston University (2006). His research focuses on microeconomic theory, decision theory, and behavioral economics, with emphases on modeling regret, temptation, cognitive constraints, bounded rationality, and risk attitudes in dynamic contexts. He has secured NSF grants for projects on evolutionary preferences and time-inconsistent decision-making.

Notable publications include work on adaptive preferences in evolutionary models, naive quasi-hyperbolic discounting foundations, and mixture-averse preferences. He teaches advanced microeconomics and behavioral economics courses. Grants include NSF funding (2014–2022). Outside academia, he prioritizes work-life balance through outdoor activities and family time.