Economists actually disagree about whether there are significant economic returns from attending an elite college versus a less-selective one. — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage. — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
The claim that SpongeBob makes your child dumber is a causal claim. If you do X, Y will happen. To prove that,… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
Good household decision-making often relies on thinking about your household like a firm. — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
Much of what I do in my job is think about whether relationships we see in data are causal, as opposed to… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
Almost every woman I have spoken to about pregnancy has a story about her doctor giving her a hard time about her… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
The greatest moments are those when you see the result pop up in a graph or in your statistics analysis - that… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
To put it mildly, I'm not crazy about the implication that pregnant women are incapable of deciding for themselves. — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
When I meet people on airplanes and they find out I'm an economist, they usually ask about stock tips. — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
Economists actually disagree about whether there are significant economic returns from attending an elite college versus a less-selective one. — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
Young women who live in areas with high maternal mortality change their behavior less in response to HIV than young women who live in… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
“So why did my conclusions differ from theirs? At least two reasons. One is overinterpretation of flawed studies. But the bigger thing, I think,… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
How much is an hour of your time worth? It's worth whatever wage you would get if you spent that hour working. If you… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
Even though it is the case that poverty is linked to AIDS, in the sense that Africa is poor and they have a lot… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
Education campaigns ... may not be enough, at least not alone. If people have no incentive to avoid AIDS on their own, even if… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
Even if you are planning a birth with an epidural, the evidence suggests that a doula can help make things go much more smoothly. — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
I think that there's a real sense in which pregnancy should be something that you do with your doctor, but I think that for… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
I am extremely devoted to Amazon Prime - which offers speedier free deliveries, free movie streaming and other benefits for an annual fee -… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage. — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
If you asked me which gives me more joy, my work or my family, there is no question that it's my family. Hands down.… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
