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Emily Oster

출생: February 14, 1980 – New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Emily Oster is an economist and author who applies empirical analysis to pregnancy, parenting, and family decision-making. She is best known for Expecting Better, Cribsheet, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected, books that helped popularize data-driven parenting advice and made her an influential public commentator on risk and family life.

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Emily Oster grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, in a household where economics was part of ordinary life; both of her parents were Yale economists. She studied economics at Harvard, earning both her bachelor’s degree and Ph.D., taught at the University of Chicago, and joined Brown University in 2015, where she became a professor of economics and later the Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence. Her academic work centered on health and development economics, but a more public turn began when her own pregnancy exposed how hard it was for non-specialists to find clear, decision-ready evidence. ((https://www.deseret.com/family/2024/10/23/emily-oster-parenting-data-raising-parents-podcast/))

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The reality, of course, is that you don’t have to adhere to type, since your parenting journey is your own
-Is Gentle Parenting Best?
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In the end: find what works for you and roll your own (within the evidence!)
-Is Gentle Parenting Best?
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Nothing in the Mommy Wars takes on as much weight as the choice to return to work or not
-We Need to Stop Shaming Women for Wanting (or Not Wanting) to Return to Work
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The phrasing of this–what kind of mom do you have–brings a tremendous amount of guilt and unhappiness
-We Need to Stop Shaming Women for Wanting (or Not Wanting) to Return to Work
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The problem is that most of these claims are based on flawed research
-What the Data Actually Says About Breastfeeding
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The data simply doesn’t support the claim that formula feeding is a lesser alternative or that you’re denying your child some crucial advantage
-What the Data Actually Says About Breastfeeding
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If this resonates with you, if you’re suffering, please get help
-Mental Health After Birth
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This hormonal storm impacts almost everyone
-Mental Health After Birth
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The mRNA does not change your DNA. It just can’t
-The top 7 COVID-19 vaccine questions, answered
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The bottom line is that while there is clear evidence of the dangers of heavy drinking—especially binge drinking—in pregnancy, the same cannot be said for low levels of alcohol consumption
-No Alcohol During Pregnancy Is Just Another Shame Battle in the Mommy Wars

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"Emily Oster is the non-judgmental girlfriend holding our hand and guiding us through pregnancy and motherhood"

Amy Schumer

"Emily Oster dives into the data on parenting issues, cuts through the clutter, and gives families the bottom line"

Good Morning America

"Thankfully, parents who wish to actually know what is known have Emily Oster"

Forbes

"The good news is that Emily Oster has probably already looked into all of them"

The Skimm

"Cribsheet, a new book by Emily Oster of Brown University, shows that an economist’s perspective can prove surprisingly clarifying"

The Economist

"Emily Oster wrote the modern pregnancy bible"

TIME

"It took someone as smart as Emily Oster to make it all this simple"

Pamela Druckerman

"The author, economist Emily Oster, burst into the parent-lit world with her 2013 hit Expecting Better"

The Washington Post

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