Emily Oster

Emily Oster is an Associate Professor of Economics at Brown University and author of Expecting Better.

Recent Articles

Pandora's Baby: The New Science of Predicting Your Child

I have two children. At the moment, all I know about their genes is that they both have 46 chromosomes, and one is XY and one is XX.I try to treat them equally, to assume...

By Emily Oster

'No Alcohol' During Pregnancy Is Just Another Shame Battle in the Mommy Wars

By focusing on the all-or-none issue, we are missing an opportunity to help vulnerable women

By Emily Oster
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