About Emily
Emily Oster is an American economist born February 14, 1980, in New Haven, Connecticut. She has been the Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence at Brown University since 2019, where she has held a professorship in economics since 2015. Her research spans development economics, health economics, and experimental methodology. She authored four books examining data-driven approaches to pregnancy and parenting: Expecting Better, Cribsheet, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected. She founded and serves as CEO of ParentData.org, a data-driven parenting information platform.
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AuthorExpert / AcademicSpeakerBusiness Leader / ExecutiveCOVID 19 And SchoolsData Driven Decision MakingDevelopment EconomicsHealth EconomicsPregnancy And Parenting ResearchWellness And Health Misinformation
Known for
- Data-driven approach to pregnancy and parenting
- Author of Expecting Better
- Author of Cribsheet
- Author of The Family Firm
- Economics research on development and health
- COVID-19 school data collection and advocacy
- ParentData.org founder
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