Emily Oster
Emily Fair Oster (born February 14, 1980) is an American economist who has served as the Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence at Brown University since 2019, where she has been a professor of economics since 2015. Her research interests span from development economics and health economics to research design and experimental methodology. Her research was brought to the attention of non-economists through the Wall Street Journal, the book SuperFreakonomics, and her 2007 TED Talk.
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Oster in 2021 | |
| Born | February 14, 1980 New Haven, Connecticut, US |
| Occupation(s) | Professor Author |
| Spouse | Jesse Shapiro |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Sharon Oster and Ray Fair |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael Kremer |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Chicago Brown University |
| Notable works | Expecting Better, Cribsheet, The Family Firm |
Oster is the author of three books, Expecting Better, The Family Firm, and Cribsheet, which discuss a data-driven approach to decision-making in pregnancy and parenting.
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