Emily Oster

Economist

Birthday February 14, 1980

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace New Haven, CT

Age 45 years old

#336,655 Most Popular

About

Economist and professor. She founded ParentData, a data driven brand that is a guide for pregnancy and parenting. She is also a professor at Brown University. On her profemilyoster Instagram page, she has 500,000 followers who can see tips on parenting, 

Before Fame

She graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in 1998 and studied economics at Harvard University, graduating in 2002. She received a Ph.D with a with a thesis called The Economics of Infectious Disease.

Trivia

She did a TED Talk in 2007 about the spread of HIV in Africa. She wrote a book called Expecting Better in 2013 about controversial pregnancy practices. 

Family Life

Her parents are Sharon Oster and Ray Fair, who were professors at Yale University. She is married to Jesse Shapiro, and they have two children, Penelope and Finn. 

Associated With

She did an interview with Elizabeth Warren about the topic of vaccines.