(Outlet: Bloomberg) Zeke Hernandez, Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, discusses both legal and illegal immigration, and how it has impacted the US economy, speaking with Kailey Leinz on Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power.” …Read More
(Outlet: The New York Times) The former president often implies that deportations will bring down housing costs. Reality is more complicated. “In the long run, immigrants are the solution to the housing crisis,” said Exequiel Hernandez, an associate professor who studies immigration at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. “Without immigrants, you can’t increase the supply of housing.”…Read More
(Outlet: Ripple Effect) In this episode of Knowledge at Wharton’s Ripple Effect, Wharton’s Britta Glennon shares her research that dispels long-held myths about immigrants and how they influence the U.S. economy. This episode is part of a series on the “Business of Elections.”…Read More
(Outlet: Bloomberg) Ahead of a US election focused on migrants, Zeke Hernandez’s book argues that newcomers can make the whole country richer.…Read More
(Outlet: WHYY) With immigration a key issue in the 2024 presidential election, Studio 2 hosted a live conversation on the topic at the Kennett Library with insight from stakeholders in southern Chester County, where the labor needs of the local mushroom industry highlight the flaws of our federal immigration policy.…Read More
(Outlet: Wharton Global Youth Program) In June 2024, Wharton Global Youth welcomed Wharton’s Exequiel “Zeke” Hernandez to their cross-program lecture series for high school students studying on campus.…Read More
(Outlet: Next Big Idea Club) Zeke Hernandez, Political Risk & Identity Lab Faculty Co-Lead, shares five key insights from his new book, The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers.…Read More
(Outlet: Marketplace) The dust is starting to settle from the global stock market sell-off Monday. One development that helped spark fear among investors was the increase in the U.S. unemployment rate, which ticked up to 4.3% in July from 4.1% in June. A rising jobless rate is not, on the face of it, usually a good thing. But this time, the reasons might not be so bad.…Read More
(Outlet: The Pennsylvania Gazette) Wharton’s Zeke Hernandez hopes to bend the immigration debate toward a question rooted in his own research on capital investment and business formation: What do natives stand to gain?…Read More
(Outlet: Marketplace) Zeke Hernandez is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. He’s also author of the new book “The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers.” He spoke with “Marketplace Morning Report” host Sabri Ben-Achour. …Read More
