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In short, humans are programmed to get bored.

~Emily Oster

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Every time you have a carrot instead of a cookie, every time you go to the gym instead of going to the movies, that's a costly investment in your health. But how much you want to invest is going to depend on how much longer you expect to live in the future, even if you don't make those investments.

~Emily Oster

Topics: Carrot Cookie Costly Depend Even Every Every Time Expect Future Go Going Gym Health How How Much Instead Invest Investment Investments Live Longer Make Movies Much Those Time Want You Your

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Young women who live in areas with high maternal mortality change their behavior less in response to HIV than young women who live in areas with low maternal mortality.

~Emily Oster

Topics: Area Behavior Change High Hiv Less Live Low Maternal Mortality Response Than Who Women Young Young Women

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Even though it is the case that poverty is linked to AIDS, in the sense that Africa is poor and they have a lot of AIDS, it's not necessarily the case that improving poverty - at least in the short run, that improving exports and improving development - it's not necessarily the case that that's going to lead to a decline in HIV prevalence.

~Emily Oster

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Lovingly crafted and super-creative cupcakes are not exactly on tap in my household after a full day at work, and I do not blame my mother for a second that they were not on tap in hers, either.

~Emily Oster

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Feminists of my mother's generation argued that both mom and dad should work a little less and each do some of the household chores. My parents, for example, split everything 50/50. Even though my father is a terrible cook, he still made dinner exactly half the time.

~Emily Oster

Topics: Argued Both Chores Cook Dad Dinner Each Even Everything Exactly Example Father Feminists For Example Generation Half Half The Time He Household Less Little Made Mom Mom And Dad Mother Parents Should Some Split Still Terrible Though Time Work

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When I meet people on airplanes and they find out I'm an economist, they usually ask about stock tips.

~Emily Oster

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One of the big take-aways from a lot of economic theory is that people should engage in consumption smoothing.

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Topics: Big Consumption Economic Engage Lot People Should Theory

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All's fair in love and purchasing.

~Emily Oster

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Economist

Born: Unknown

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