Emily Oster

Emily Fair Oster (born February 14, 1980) is an American economist who has served since 2019 as the Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence at Brown University, where she has been a professor of economics since 2015. Her research interests span from development economics and health economics to research design and experimental methodology. Her research was brought to the attention of non-economists through The Wall Street Journal, the book SuperFreakonomics, and her 2007 TED Talk.