

Emily Oster flips our thinking on AIDS in Africa : Director: TED | Genre: Documentary | Produced In: 2007
Synopsis: Emily Oster, a University of Chicago economist, uses the dismal science to rethink conventional wisdom, from her Harvard doctoral thesis that took on famed economist Amartya Sen to her recent work debunking assumptions on HIV prevalence in Africa. She’s also investigated the role of bad weather in the rise in witchcraft trials in Medieval Europe and what drives people to play the Powerball lottery. Her latest target: busting assumptions on HIV in Africa. "At just 26, economist Emily Oster may have the highest controversies-generated-to-years-in-academia ratio of anyone in her field." Esquire
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