Emily Oster

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Expert on Health Economics
NYT Bestselling Author of 'The Family Firm', 'Expecting Better', and 'The Unexpected'
Author of the Biweekly Newsletter, ParentData, and Contributor to The Atlantic
Associate Professor of Economics, Brown University

Economist, academic, and New York Times bestselling author Emily Oster brings a data-driven focus and champions a strategic approach to today’s most important questions. Oster holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University, and is a Professor of Economics at Brown University. Known for her New York Times bestselling books The Family Firm, Expecting Better, and Cribsheet, Oster proposes a classic business school framework for making decisions thoughtfully and deliberately – which she says is less about a specific answer and more about taking the right approach. She is a highly sought-after speaker for events with groups like Spotify, Athena Health, Capital One, and more.

Oster’s thought leadership is featured in her twice-weekly newsletter ParentData, which has over 100K subscribers on Substack, as well as her contributions to The Atlantic. She is an in-demand voice on health economics and statistical methods, and has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Slate, The Cut, and others. Oster was named to TIME’s list of “The 100 Most Influential People of 2022, and the profile by Steven Pinker described her work saying: “Oster shows how ‘data’, a scary word, can be a humanizing force.” Though her approach discusses parenting specifically, her talks offer a smart and winning guide on how to think clearly – and with less stress – about any key decisions in life, for both organizations and individuals.

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Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco

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I got lots of rave reviews and many people thanked our group for hosting Emily. We loved it! - Athena Health

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"Your energy, candidness, and expertise on all things parenting made the event a huge success."

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Emily Oster on "lighthouse" parenting | CBS Mornings

Emily Oster tackles pregnancy complications in new book | CBS Mornings

"Cribsheet," the data-driven guide to parenting | CATO Institute

Emily Oster: Can understanding business strategy help you parent better? | PBS News Hour

The Family Firm and decision-making when you have limited information | SDPB In the Moment

Emily Oster: 3 things new parents should consider before going back to work | The Way We Work, a TED series

Talks & Conversations with Emily Oster

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Author Talk: ‘The Unexpected’

Harvard economist, academic, and New York Times bestselling author Dr. EMILY OSTER draws on her co-authored book The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complication to discuss the hardest parts of pregnancy by bridging the knowledge gap and making space for difficult conversations. In this supportive conversation, Dr. Oster leverages data to educate audiences on how to expect the unexpected during pregnancy.

Information on book buys and signings is available upon request.

The Behavioral Economics of Health

Health care costs are skyrocketing, due to plenty of reasons, including obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

In this talk, Dr. EMILY OSTER discusses how to encourage people to change their health behaviors in positive ways. The talk goes through what we understand about people’s desire and ability to change their behavior in several domains (HIV and health behaviors, genetic risks, etc.). Dr. Oster will also reveal how behavioral economics can teach us about encouraging better health behaviors in these areas.

The Family Firm

How can lessons from firm decision-making help us make better decisions for our families?

Evidence-Based Parenting

How can data help us parent better? Is some data “better” than others and how would you know? Using examples drawn from pregnancy and parenting, this talk goes through the power -- and limitations -- of data for making family decisions.

Books by Emily Oster

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