Episode · EconTalk · 2020-11-30
Books mentioned on Emily Oster on the Pandemic
Economist and author Emily Oster of Brown University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the challenge of reopening schools in a pandemic. Oster has been collecting data from K-12 schools around the country.
Emily Oster discussed Expecting better by Emily Oster and Cribsheet by Emily Oster.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Expecting better
Expecting Better by Emily Oster is an economics-driven pregnancy guide that uses empirical data to challenge traditional conventional wisdom and rules surrounding prenatal care.
Discussed“so the first book came out in 2013 which now is it just feels like a very long time ago the 19th century wasn't it right exactly it's like on covet time that action is actually around the big bang and and so you know it it has been um it it was a it has been a long journey”
Where to get it
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Cribsheet
Cribsheet by Emily Oster is a data-driven parenting book that analyzes the empirical research behind early childhood development, sleep, potty training, and nutrition.
Discussed“i think um is a i mean confrontational maybe it's the wrong word yeah so the first book is like like a little bit more i was like having a lot of conflict with my with my ob and that comes out a little bit in the in the book and i i sort of remember and i i kind”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Cribsheet
“her last time here was april of 2019 to talk about her most recent book crib sheet her data driven guide to parenting”
Passing Expecting better
“so there was like a sort of the other thing like this was at some point shortly before crib sheet came out amy schumer tweeted out my like instagramed the expecting better the pregnancy book and said that she really liked it and then i got to be on her podcast so i had to go to amy schumer's apartment”
Passing Cribsheet
“so there was like a sort of the other thing like this was at some point shortly before crib sheet came out amy schumer tweeted out my like instagramed the expecting better the pregnancy book and said that she really liked it”