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When you are faculty at an elite institution and you make policy prescriptions that will have an effect on people's lives, you ought to be prepared to be accountable in the political realm.

If you weren't prepared for that, please just stay inside the, stay in front of Stata,

stay in your office, and just do the research.

Don't come in if you're not ready for it.

Don't go on the mommy blogger podcast circuit back to back with goop influencers

peddling your idea of how rich white

people can send their kids to summer camp. Hello, I'm Daniel, the voice chosen for me by Beatrice to be her screen reader program.

Since the death panel is off this week, it's my job to keep you entertained.

So today it's my pleasure to introduce to you.

Three of the panel's best conversations about fan favorite, Emily Oster, the economist, who bravely fought to reopen schools, and of whom Joe Biden's

coronavirus response coordinator Ashish Jha once said. On the issue of schools, I think Emily has been more

right than I have been. And I'll talk about Emily specifically because she has gotten a lot of

criticism for quote unquote not being an expert. And what I think of her expertise is she brings data and she brings really thoughtful analysis to that data.

And you can disagree with Emily Oster, but in my mind you can't disagree unless you're bringing better data.

Is that so?

Well, today, we're going to take a look at that data, and the ideological project it's attached to.

In other words, how do you respond to critics who say an economist shouldn't be giving public health advice?

I think for me, the thing, the two things that I would say are one, I think we always need multiple perspectives.

Fantastic. So I guess Oster should have absolutely no problem with this. So sit back, relax, and enjoy.

Emily Oster, this is your life.

Our story begins. Way back in the fall of 2020, the 28th of December, 2020. To be exact,

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