"Economists actually disagree about whether there are significant……" — Emily Oster
"Economists actually disagree about whether there are significant economic returns from attending an elite college versus a less-selective one."
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32 Quotes by Emily Oster
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- The basic idea that incentives can be used to motivate behavior is a powerful one. It works for employees, and…
- I think we've moved to thinking of parenting and pregnancy as something in which you should lose yourself.
- I travel a fair amount, read on the plane, and I read fast.
- Feminists of my mother's generation argued that both mom and dad should work a little less and each do some…
- Because economics is all about optimising, doing the best you can with what you have - it's usually the first…
- Economists typically think that your happiness goes up as you get more money, but the more you have, the less…
- Every time you have a carrot instead of a cookie, every time you go to the gym instead of going…
- No one likes doing chores. In happiness surveys, housework is ranked down there with commuting as activities that people enjoy…
- Being pregnant was a lot like being a child again. There was always someone telling you what to do.
- The key to good decision making is evaluating the available information - the data - and combining it with your…
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