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S E51: A Conversation with Emily Oster: The Economics of Pregnancy, Parenting and the Pandemic

Think Like An Economist

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How Does It Feel Like to Be in the Eye of the Storm?

i don't think i have ever seen another economist receive as much vitriol as i saw you endured through that period. In those moments really, most of what you can say is like, boy, i'm really glad that i have a spouse and kids that i like. A lot of people who came to it with a preconceived idea that their kids needed to stay home, and than they were angry at you for giving them a way of thinking about it which maybe they would come to a different conclusion.

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