Emily Oster on Cribsheet

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🗓️ 29 April 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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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.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Econ Talk, part of the Library of Economics and Liberty.
0:08.0	I'm your host, Russ Roberts, of Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
0:12.6	Our website is econtalk.org where you can subscribe, comment on this podcast, and find
0:17.6	links and other information related to today's conversation.
0:20.5	We'll also find our archives where you can listen to every episode we've ever done going
0:24.8	back to 2006.
0:27.0	Our email address is mailadycontalk.org.
0:29.5	We'd love to hear from you.
0:30.9	Today is March 25th, 2019, and my guest is author and economist, Emily Oster of Brown University.
0:40.7	This is her third appearance on e-contalk.
0:43.1	She was here last in 2014 talking about infant mortality.
0:46.9	And before that, we talked about her book, Expecting Better.
0:50.0	Today we're talking about her new book, Crib Sheet, a data-driven guide to better, more
0:55.5	relaxed parenting from birth to preschool.
0:58.9	Emily, welcome back to e-contalk.
1:01.4	Thank you for having me again.
1:03.0	Your book has a phenomenal title, Crib Sheet, as genius, but the content is also superb.
1:09.8	It is such a sensible book and is helpful as it will be to mothers dealing with issues
1:14.7	such as breastfeeding, postpartum depression.
1:17.2	It might be even better for new fathers to read because they will often struggle, at least
1:22.5	to my experience, to understand the physical and emotional challenges of childbirth and
1:27.3	aftermath.
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