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Emily Oster Quotes

American - Economist | 1980 -

I've always loved doing research. I remember doing a research project on the Babylonian numeral system in the eighth grade and thinking, 'This is pretty awesome - is this really a job you can have?' This led me toward a career as an academic, although it took me until college to realise that economics was the right field.

Job College Me Research Economics

My first summer in college I worked in a fruit fly lab where I had two jobs: dissect the fruit fly larvae brains and incinerate the old tubes of flies.

College Fruit Fly Summer Old First

I think women - relative to men - tend to feel that they have to do the household chores on top of everything else. This becomes even worse once you have kids. It's enough to have a full time job; a full time job plus a family is even more.

Family Women Time Men Job Think

You work hard for your income, and that hard work is what fuels the economy.

Work Hard Work Work Hard You Economy

If everyone is good at something different, assigning chores is easy. If your partner is great at grocery shopping and you are great at the laundry, you're set. But this isn't always - or even usually - the case.

Good Great Shopping Partner You

As people do a task, they improve at it.

People Task Improve

The basic idea that incentives can be used to motivate behavior is a powerful one. It works for employees, and it has a clear place in parenting, as anyone who has tried to potty-train a recalcitrant toddler with sticker rewards knows.

Parenting Behavior Employees Powerful

Economists actually disagree about whether there are significant economic returns from attending an elite college versus a less-selective one.

College Disagree Economists Elite

Good household decision-making often relies on thinking about your household like a firm.

Good Thinking Decision-Making Your

Economists typically think that your happiness goes up as you get more money, but the more you have, the less each additional dollar matters. This means that you value money most in times when you have less income and more expenses.

Happiness Money Value Think You Up

Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage.

Women Decision Risks Child Testing

Talking to women about birth can be polarizing.

Women Talking Birth Polarizing About

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