Research / Emily Oster

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Working Paper

Pandemic Schooling Mode and Student Test Scores: Evidence from US States

with Clare Halloran, Rebecca Jack, James Okun

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Working Paper

Changes in Household Diet: Determinants and Predictability

with Stefan Hut

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Nature Medicine

October, 2021

The impact of school opening model on SARS-CoV-2 community incidence and mortality

Zeynep Ertem, Elissa M. Schechter-Perkins, Polly van den Berg, Isabella Epshtein, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Fernando A. Wilson, Eli Perencevich, Warren B. P. Pettey, Westyn Branch-Elliman & Richard E. Nelson

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Clinical Infectious Disease

March, 2021

Effectiveness of three versus six feet of physical distancing for controlling spread of COVID-19 among primary and secondary students and staff: A retrospective, state-wide cohort study

with Polly van den Berg, Elissa Schecter-Perkins, Rebecca Jack, Isabella Epshtein, Richard Nelson and Westyn Branch-Elliman

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AER: Insights

June, 2020

Health Recommendations and Selection in Health Behaviors

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Journal of Business Economics and Statistics

June, 2019

Unobservable Selection and Coefficient Stability: Theory and Validation

Read the paper Stata Command Replication File
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Economics Letters

May, 2019

A Simple Approximation for External Validity Bias

with Isaiah Andrews

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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

October, 2018

Diabetes and Diet: Purchasing Behavior Response to Health Information

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Journal of Health Economics

January, 2018

Does Disease Cause Vaccination? Disease Outbreaks and Vaccination Response

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American Economic Journal: Policy

May, 2016

Why is Infant Mortality in the US Higher than in Europe

with Alice Chen and Heidi Williams

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Journal of Huntington Disease

October, 2015

Informativeness of Early Huntington Disease Signs about Gene Status

with E. Ray Dorsey et al.

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JAMA

February, 2014

Approaches and Costs for Sharing Clinical Research Data

with Erin Wilhelm and Ira Shoulson

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September, 2013

Do IT Service Centers Promote School Enrollment? Evidence from India

with Bryce Millett

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American Economic Review

August, 2013

Limited Life Expectancy, Human Capital and Health Investments

with Ray Dorsey and Ira Shoulson

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American Economic Review

April, 2013

Optimal Expectations and Limited Medical Testing: Evidence from Huntington Disease

with Ray Dorsey and Ira Shoulson

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Clinical Genetics

September, 2013

Knowledge of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Among Individuals Affected by Huntington Disease

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Journal of the European Economic Association

December, 2012

Determinants of Technology Adoption: Private Value and Peer Effects in Menstrual Cup Take-Up

with Rebecca Thornton

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Journal of the European Economic Association

October, 2012

Routes of Infection: Exports and HIV Incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Journal of Health Economics

January, 2012

HIV and Sexual Behavior Change: Why Not Africa?

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American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

January, 2011

Menstruation, Sanitary Products and School Attendance: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation

with Rebecca Thornton

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Journal of Public Economics

December, 2010

Genetic Adverse Selection: Evidence from Long-Term Care Insurance and Huntington Disease

with Ray Dorsey et al

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Economics Letters

January, 2010

Hepatitis B Does Not Explain Male-Biased Sex Ratios in China

with Gang Chen et al

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BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Topics

September, 2010

Estimating HIV Prevalence and Incidence in Africa from Mortality Data

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Quarterly Journal of Economics

August, 2009

The Power of TV: Cable Television and Women’s Status in India

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Journal of Development Economics

May, 2009

Does Increased Access Increase Equality? Gender and Child Health Investments in India

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Demography

May, 2009

Proximate Sources of Population Sex Imbalance in India

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American Journal of Medical Genetics - Part A

August, 2008

Fear of health insurance loss among individuals at risk for Huntington disease

with Ray Dorsey et al

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American Journal of Medical Genetics - Part A

May, 2006

Response to Das Gupta (2005) Comment: “Explaining Asias Missing Women—A New Look at the Data”

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Journal of Political Economy

December, 2005

Hepatitis B and the Case of the Missing Women

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Quarterly Journal of Economics

May, 2005

Sexually Transmitted Infections, Sexual Behavior and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

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Pandemic Schooling Mode and Student Test Scores: Evidence from US States

Changes in Household Diet: Determinants and Predictability

The impact of school opening model on SARS-CoV-2 community incidence and mortality

Effectiveness of three versus six feet of physical distancing for controlling spread of COVID-19 among primary and secondary students and staff: A retrospective, state-wide cohort study

Health Recommendations and Selection in Health Behaviors

Unobservable Selection and Coefficient Stability: Theory and Validation

A Simple Approximation for External Validity Bias

Diabetes and Diet: Purchasing Behavior Response to Health Information

Does Disease Cause Vaccination? Disease Outbreaks and Vaccination Response

Why is Infant Mortality in the US Higher than in Europe

Informativeness of Early Huntington Disease Signs about Gene Status

Approaches and Costs for Sharing Clinical Research Data

Do IT Service Centers Promote School Enrollment? Evidence from India

Limited Life Expectancy, Human Capital and Health Investments

Optimal Expectations and Limited Medical Testing: Evidence from Huntington Disease

Knowledge of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Among Individuals Affected by Huntington Disease

Determinants of Technology Adoption: Private Value and Peer Effects in Menstrual Cup Take-Up

Routes of Infection: Exports and HIV Incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa

HIV and Sexual Behavior Change: Why Not Africa?

Menstruation, Sanitary Products and School Attendance: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation

Genetic Adverse Selection: Evidence from Long-Term Care Insurance and Huntington Disease

Hepatitis B Does Not Explain Male-Biased Sex Ratios in China

Estimating HIV Prevalence and Incidence in Africa from Mortality Data

The Power of TV: Cable Television and Women’s Status in India

Does Increased Access Increase Equality? Gender and Child Health Investments in India

Proximate Sources of Population Sex Imbalance in India

Fear of health insurance loss among individuals at risk for Huntington disease

Response to Das Gupta (2005) Comment: “Explaining Asias Missing Women—A New Look at the Data”

Hepatitis B and the Case of the Missing Women

Sexually Transmitted Infections, Sexual Behavior and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic