Emily Oster, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Emily Oster

American economist

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1980

Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Profession: economist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Emily Fair Oster (born February 14, 1980) is an American economist and bestselling author.
After receiving a B.A.
and Ph.D.
from Harvard in 2002 and 2006 respectively, Oster taught at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
She later moved to Brown University, where she holds the rank of Professor of Economics.
Her research interests span from development economics and health economics to research design and experimental methodology.
Her research has received exposure among non-economists through the Wall Street Journal, the SuperFreakonomics bestseller book, and her 2007 TED Talk, among other media sources. She is the author of two books, Expecting Better and Cribsheet, which discuss a data-driven approach to decision-making in pregnancy and parenting.