Emily Oster

Data-Driven Pregnancy and Parenting
Economist @BrownUniversity
Author #ExpectingBetter, #Cribsheet, #FamilyFirm, #TheUnexpected
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Is your desire for more hair getting in the way of your sperm? I investigate what the data says

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Kid sleep can be really tough for parents -- today in ParentData I talk about how you can invest in fixing your sleep issues, along with a (free) tool to plan it for yourself.

https://t.co/5EN1S9uGwG

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@alexanderrusso I'm so curious what this means! do you disagree?

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It's not time to give up on phone bans. It's just time to not make unrealistic promises.

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@PTBwrites I actually COMPLETELY AGREE. But a lot of people expect these to change test scores, and that's seemingly not happening. Would be good to measure the other stuff.

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@mattyglesias Breakdown here: https://t.co/IIId0jFjMk

Not a good day if you thought phone bans were magic. Still a good idea for schools, just not magic.

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New evidence on phone bans in schools, and in Australia. It's ... underwhelming.

https://t.co/IIId0jFjMk

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@eduleadership yes, I agree! That's why I thought this paper was not good to amplify.

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@eduleadership But, yes, as I say in the peice -- if you think that the causal link is some interaction between smartphones and school closures, or something, that's difficult to rule out.

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@eduleadership To be clear: I split the data this way because that was how it was split in the original paper.

As I said in the piece: I think highly of a lot of Jon's work on this and broadly agree with him, but the analysis in this paper is flawed.

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Did smart phones cause global test score declines? No, probably not. (It was school closures).

A cautionary note about accepting results because they confirm our priors...

https://t.co/ktYd7whWdN

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Advice for PhD students in economics about using AI, from the brilliant Isaiah Andrews. This should probably be circulated to all PhD cohorts

https://t.co/07xEbmx5n5

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What's going with vaccines? Who knows! But here's some context

https://t.co/9FNJdwERXF

(ParentData has a lot of articles on vaccines -- and you can now gift articles if you want to share with someone else...)

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Is red meat bad for your health? Or good? Both? Neither?

https://t.co/ymBxALrjCV

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GLP-1s!

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This week on the Wellness, Actually podcast, @ProfEmilyOster and I dig into GLP-1s. But like... deep into GLP-1s. First let's dispel a myth I see around here a lot that weight loss through diet and exercise is somehow more permanent. Um... no.
https://t.co/EijaXVfNjs

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@MeghanMcCain Totally agree

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New reserach shows the CDC guidelines about throwing away breastmilk immediately after your baby drinks from the bottle is way too cautious. Bacterial growth is minimal, even for several hours at room temp. This may seem minor but I promise it's not for parents.

https://t.co/2ZfjEAZjvQ

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Student question today: "Is 2006 too long ago (from a data and relevancy standpoint)?"

Ah yes, the distant past.

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@ashishkjha @j_g_allen It's very bad, is the answer.