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Emily Oster on Cribsheet
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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Apr 29, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Economist and author Emily Oster of Brown University talks about her book Cribsheet with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Oster explores what the data and evidence can tell us about parenting in areas such as breastfeeding, sleep habits, discipline, vaccination, and food allergies. Oster often finds that commonly held views on some of these topics are not well supported by the evidence while on others, the evidence appears decisive. Oster thoughtfully explores the challenges of using empirical work and balances our sometimes ignorance with common sense.
Released:
Apr 29, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Economics of Inheritance: How parents divide their time and money between their children and our concerns for what people think of us after we are gone, by Russ Roberts and Don Cox by EconTalk