How Emily Oster became one of the most respected — and reviled — voices of the pandemic (interview with Emily Oster)
July 26, 2021 VOX
This feature delves into Emily Oster's emergence as an integral voice throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Communication around masks is still terrible (commentary by Rob Blair)
July 23, 2021 The Verge
This article includes previous commentary from Rob Blair.
Study suggests that India's pandemic death toll is higher than official data (interview with Arvind Subramanian)
July 21, 2021 NPR
In this radio segment, Arvind Subramanian discusses the likely undercount of COVID-19 deaths in India.
Why we need to count the Covid dead (co-authored by Arvind Subramanian)
July 21, 2021 Indian Express
Arvind Subramanian, a senior fellow at the Watson Institute, co-authored this opinion piece arguing that confronting the scale of the tragedy will help India draw lessons and etch them deep into the nation’s collective consciousness.
Emily Oster on Making Data-Driven Decisions for Your Family (interview with Emily Oster)
July 19, 2021 Read Brightly
This article features an interview with Emily Oster on her upcoming book, Family Firm.
On covid fear, clickbait, and real risk (Emily Oster cited)
July 16, 2021 Daily Kos
This column references the research and COVID-19 tracking efforts of Emily Oster.
Anthony Fauci Is Wrong About the Need for 3-Year-Olds To Wear Masks (Emily Oster cited)
July 14, 2021 Reason
Emily Oster is cited in this article regarding advice about unvaccinated children.
Educators’ unions support the new federal recommendations for reopening schools (commentary by Emily Oster)
July 12, 2021 New York Times
Emily Oster offered commentary on the CDC's new guidelines calling for schools to fully reopen, while acknowledging that more challenges lay ahead with children under 12 not eligible for vaccination.
The C.D.C. Issues New School Guidance, With Emphasis on Full Reopening (Emily Oster mentioned)
July 12, 2021 Washington News Post
This article mentions Emily Oster, "...The Brown University economist and author of parenting books said that she was generally pleased with the C.D.C.’s framework, which she said gave districts a road map to reopen without being too prescriptive."
Minority students more likely to be left out of full-time schooling during pandemic (Emily Oster mentioned)
July 12, 2021 The Blade
This article mentions Emily Oster as an advocate for returning to in-person learning after the COVID-19 pandemic.
India supercharged its economy 30 years ago. Covid unraveled it in months (commentary by Arvind Subramanian)
July 8, 2021 Bloomberg
This article includes commentary from Arvind Subramanian, a senior fellow at the Watson Institute.
Disparities in Learning Mode Access Among K–12 Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic, by Race/Ethnicity, Geography, and Grade Level
July 7, 2021
Emily Oster recently co-authored "Disparities in Learning Mode Access Among K–12 Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic, by Race/Ethnicity, Geography, and Grade Level," a report focused on access to full-time in-person learning for non-Hispanic White students, non-Hispanic Black students, Hispanic students, and students of other race/ethnicities from January–April 2021.
Matthew Lau: On school closures, Doug Ford flunked science (Emily Oster cited)
July 7, 2021 Financial Post
This article cites Emily Oster and a team of researchers who have collected data on coronavirus cases in classrooms since fall 2020.
Pa. and N.J. racial gap in access to in-person learning last year was among the worst in the nation, new report says (Emily Oster cited)
July 6, 2021 Philadelphia Inquirer
This article references how Emily Oster led a CDC study that found a widening gap between white students and students of color when it came to in-person instruction as schools reopened.
Nearly 30 bills bypass the committee process (Emily Oster cited)
July 6, 2021 Politico
This article cites Emily Oster and her K-12 Covid dashboard which advocates for reopening schools and tracks information on school instructional models.
CDC: Students of Color Still Got Less In-Person Instruction as School Buildings Reopened (commentary by Emily Oster)
June 30, 2021 Education Week
Emily Oster provided commentary in this article: "What we are seeing here is a movement generally into more in-person for all groups, but the increases for students of color tend to be from virtual to hybrid, and for white students, into full in-person."
The plight of the pandemic advice-giver (interview with Emily Oster)
June 28, 2021 Slate
This profile of Emily Oster highlights varied public reactions to her recommendations and research during the pandemic.
What is karaoke like now? Navigating L.A.'s reopening with ‘Good Trouble’s’ Sherry Cola (Emily Oster mentioned)
June 28, 2021 Los Angeles Times
This article mentions early pandemic commentary from Emily Oster.
After the Condo Collapse in South Florida (Emily Oster cited)
June 28, 2021 New York Times
Emily Oster is cited in this article featuring a letter to the editor.
Will the electorate hold the BJP government responsible for the suffering during the pandemic? (co-authored by Ashutosh Varshney)
June 24, 2021 Indian Express
Ashutosh Varshney co-authored this piece examining whether the electorate would hold the BJP responsible for the suffering during the pandemic.