Emily Oster's research focuses on health and statistical methods, as well as educational recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emily is the founder and CEO of ParentData, a data-driven guide to pregnancy, parenting, and beyond. ParentData’s weekly newsletter now has hundreds of thousands of subscribers, along with a strong social media community. Emily is also a New York Times best-selling author, whose books include Expecting Better, Cribsheet, The Family Firm and The Unexpected.
| Fisher L, Nelson RE, Ertem Z, Schechter-Perkins EM, Oster E, Branch-Elliman W. "Lack of Association Between Pandemic School Mode Policy and Pediatric Body Mass Index Percentile Over Time." Childhood Obesity, vol. 19, no. 6, 2023, pp. 423-427. |
| Jack, Rebecca, Halloran, Clare, Okun, James, Oster, Emily. "Pandemic Schooling Mode and Student Test Scores: Evidence from US School Districts." American Economic Review: Insights, vol. 5, no. 2, 2023, pp. 173-190. |
| Oster E. "Beyond past due: data to guide US school reopenings." J. Geophys. Res., vol. 589, no. 7840, 2021, pp. 8. |
| Oster E, Jack R, Halloran C, Schoof J, McLeod D, Yang H, Roche J, Roche D. "Disparities in Learning Mode Access Among K-12 Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic, by Race/Ethnicity, Geography, and Grade Level - United States, September 2020-April 2021." MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, vol. 70, no. 26, 2021, pp. 953-958. |
| van den Berg P, Schechter-Perkins EM, Jack RS, Epshtein I, Nelson R, Oster E, Branch-Elliman W. "Effectiveness of 3 Versus 6 ft of Physical Distancing for Controlling Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Primary and Secondary Students and Staff: A Retrospective, Statewide Cohort Study." Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 73, no. 10, 2021, pp. 1871-1878. |
| Ertem Z, Schechter-Perkins EM, Oster E, van den Berg P, Epshtein I, Chaiyakunapruk N, Wilson FA, Perencevich E, Pettey WBP, Branch-Elliman W, Nelson RE. "The impact of school opening model on SARS-CoV-2 community incidence and mortality." Nature Medicine, vol. 27, no. 12, 2021, pp. 2120-2126. |
| Tubbs-Cooley HL, Oster E, Auger KA. "Under the Right Conditions, Center-Based Child Care is an Unlikely COVID-19 Threat to Staff." Pediatrics, vol. 147, no. 1, 2021. |
| Andrews, Isaiah, Oster, Emily. "A simple approximation for evaluating external validity bias." Economics Letters, vol. 178, 2019, pp. 58-62. |
| Fox NS, Oster EF. "The Advice We Give to Pregnant Women: Sleep On It." Obstetrics and gynecology, vol. 134, no. 4, 2019, pp. 665-666. |
| Oster E. "Diabetes and Diet: Purchasing Behavior Change in Response to Health Information." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, vol. 10, no. 4, 2018, pp. 308-348. |
| Oster E. "Does disease cause vaccination? Disease outbreaks and vaccination response." Journal of health economics, vol. 57, 2018, pp. 90-101. |
| Oster, Emily. "Unobservable Selection and Coefficient Stability: Theory and Evidence." Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 187-204. |
| Oster, Emily, Shoulson, Ira, Dorsey, E. Ray. "Optimal Expectations and Limited Medical Testing: Evidence from Huntington Disease: Corrigendum†." American Economic Review, vol. 106, no. 6, 2016, pp. 1562-1565. |
| Chen, Alice, Oster, Emily, Williams, Heidi. "Why Is Infant Mortality Higher in the United States than in Europe?†." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, vol. 8, no. 2, 2016, pp. 89-124. |
| Oster E, Eberly SW, Dorsey ER, Kayson-Rubin E, Oakes D, Shoulson I. "Informativeness of Early Huntington Disease Signs about Gene Status." Journal of Huntington's disease, vol. 4, no. 3, 2015, pp. 271-7. |
| Wilhelm, Erin E., Oster, Emily, Shoulson, Ira. "Approaches and Costs for Sharing Clinical Research Data." JAMA, vol. 311, no. 12, 2014, pp. 1201. |
| Oster, Emily, Steinberg, Bryce Millett. "Do IT service centers promote school enrollment? Evidence from India." Journal of Development Economics, vol. 104, 2013, pp. 123-135. |
| Oster, Emily, Shoulson, Ira, Dorsey, E. Ray. "Limited Life Expectancy, Human Capital and Health Investments." American Economic Review, vol. 103, no. 5, 2013, pp. 1977-2002. |
| Oster, Emily, Shoulson, Ira, Dorsey, E. Ray. "Optimal Expectations and Limited Medical Testing: Evidence from Huntington Disease." American Economic Review, vol. 103, no. 2, 2013, pp. 804-830. |
| Oster, Emily, Thornton, Rebecca. "DETERMINANTS OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION: PEER EFFECTS IN MENSTRUAL CUP TAKE-UP." Journal of the European Economic Association, vol. 10, no. 6, 2012, pp. 1263-1293. |
| Oster, Emily. "HIV and sexual behavior change: Why not Africa?." Journal of Health Economics, vol. 31, no. 1, 2012, pp. 35-49. |
| Dorsey, ER, Darwin, KC, Nichols, PE, Kwok, JH, Bennet, C, Rosenthal, LS, Bombard, Y, Shoulson, I, Oster, E. "Knowledge of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination act among individuals affected by Huntington disease." Clin Genet, vol. 84, no. 3, 2012, pp. 251-257. |
| Oster, Emily. "ROUTES OF INFECTION: EXPORTS AND HIV INCIDENCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA." Journal of the European Economic Association, vol. 10, no. 5, 2012, pp. 1025-1058. |
| Oster, Emily, Thornton, Rebecca. "Menstruation, Sanitary Products, and School Attendance: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, vol. 3, no. 1, 2011, pp. 91-100. |
| Oster, Emily. "Estimating HIV Prevalence and Incidence in Africa from Mortality Data." The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, vol. 10, no. 1, 2010. |
| Oster, Emily, Shoulson, Ira, Quaid, Kimberly, Dorsey, E. Ray. "Genetic adverse selection: Evidence from long-term care insurance and Huntington disease." Journal of Public Economics, vol. 94, no. 11-12, 2010, pp. 1041-1050. |
| Oster, Emily, Chen, Gang, Yu, Xinsen, Lin, Wenyao. "Hepatitis B does not explain male-biased sex ratios in China." Economics Letters, vol. 107, no. 2, 2010, pp. 142-144. |
| Oster, Emily. "Does increased access increase equality? Gender and child health investments in India." Journal of Development Economics, vol. 89, no. 1, 2009, pp. 62-76. |
| Jensen, Robert, Oster, Emily. "The Power of TV: Cable Television and Women's Status in India *." Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 124, no. 3, 2009, pp. 1057-1094. |
| Oster, Emily, Dorsey, E. Ray, Bausch, Jan, Shinaman, Aileen, Kayson, Elise, Oakes, David, Shoulson, Ira, Quaid, Kimberly. "Fear of health insurance loss among individuals at risk for Huntington disease." Am. J. Med. Genet., vol. 146A, no. 16, 2008, pp. 2070-2077. |
| Oster, Emily. "On Explaining Asia's "Missing Women": Comment on Das Gupta." Population & Development Review, vol. 32, no. 2, 2006, pp. 323-327. |
| Sasser, Alicia C., Rousculp, Matthew D., Birnbaum, Howard G., Oster, Emily F., Lufkin, Edward, Mallet, David. "Economic burden of osteoporosis, breast cancer, and cardiovascular disease among postmenopausal women in an employed population." Women's Health Issues, vol. 15, no. 3, 2005, pp. 97-108. |
| Oster, Emily. "Hepatitis B and the Case of the Missing Women." Journal of Political Economy, vol. 113, no. 6, 2005, pp. 1163-1216. |
| Oster, E. "Sexually Transmitted Infections, Sexual Behavior, and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic." The Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 120, no. 2, 2005, pp. 467-515. |
| Oster, Emily. "Sexually Transmitted Infections, Sexual Behavior, and The HIV/AIDS Epidemic*." Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 120, no. 2, 2005, pp. 467-515. |
| Birnbaum, Howard G, Leong, Stephanie A, Oster, Emily F, Kinchen, Kraig, Sun, Peter. "Cost of Stress Urinary Incontinence." PharmacoEconomics, vol. 22, no. 2, 2004, pp. 95-105. |
| Oster, Emily. "Witchcraft, Weather and Economic Growth in Renaissance Europe." Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol. 18, no. 1, 2004, pp. 215-228. |
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | PhD | Harvard University |
| 2002 | BA | Harvard University |
CEO, ParentData
Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research
Executive Director, COVID-19 School Data Hub
| ECON 1430 - The Economics of Social Policy |
| ECON 1960 - Honors Tutorial for Economics Majors |
| ECON 2020 - Applied Economics Analysis |
| ECON 2320 - Applied Methods |
| ECON 2320 - Economics of Labor and Population |
| MPA 2460 - Economics for Public Policy |
| PLCY 2460 - Economics for Public Policy |
| UNIV 0450 - We live in interesting times: The long reach of the COVID-19 pandemic |
