60 Quotes by Emily Oster

Economists actually disagree about whether there are significant economic returns from attending an elite college versus a less-selective one.

Good household decision-making often relies on thinking about your household like a firm.

I think we've moved to thinking of parenting and pregnancy as something in which you should lose yourself.

One of the big take-aways from a lot of economic theory is that people should engage in consumption smoothing.

Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage.

Talking to women about birth can be polarizing.

The main concern with a very large baby is difficulty in delivery.

Lovingly crafted and super-creative cupcakes are not exactly on tap in my household after a full day at work, and I do not blame my mother for a second that they were not on tap in hers, either.

Much of what I do in my job is think about whether relationships we see in data are causal, as opposed to just reflecting correlations. It's exactly these issues which come up in evaluating studies in public health.