Emily Oster is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. She was featured in SuperFreakonomics for her study on the effects of cable TV on the birthrate in India. Emily was a speaker at the 2007 TED conference, where she discussed her work on HIV in Africa. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Esquire. She is also a regular contributor to Slate / Double X and the Wall Street Journal. Oster is married to economist Jesse Shapiro and they have one child, Penelope.
Saving Babies’ Lives with Shades of Gray
Big news for women who are 38 weeks pregnant: you are no longer considered “full term.” The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists announced today that they would introduce a new classification system for the end …
