Emily Oster is the author of Crib Sheet, a data-driven guide to better parenting from birth to preschool. She was here last in 2014 talking about infant mortality and Expecting Better. This is her third appearance on econ talk. We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at maleattecontalk@cnn.com.
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.