Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2024-04-01
Books mentioned on Extra: How Much Do You Know About Immigration?
The political debates over immigration can generate a lot of fuzzy facts. We wanted to test Americans’ knowledge — so, to wrap up our special series on immigration, we called some Freakonomics Radio listeners and quizzed them.
Stephen Dubner discussed The Truth About Immigration by Zeke Hernandez. Jacob Sabulski discussed The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
-
The Truth About Immigration
The Truth About Immigration by Zeke Hernandez is a comprehensive examination that seeks to untangle and clarify the complex realities, facts, and statistics surrounding global migration.
Discussed“he came to our attention because of a book he has got coming out soon called the truth about immigration the book includes a quiz and we thought it might be interesting to have some freec economics radio”
Where to get it
-
The Millionaire Next Door
The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J.
Discussed“that makes me think of The Millionaire Next Door that book you know that like all these immigrant parents that come in like make their kids wealthy then they blow it all by the second generation”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Truth About Immigration
“He came to our attention because of a book he has coming out soon called The Truth About Immigration.”
Plugged The Truth About Immigration
“Well, Zeke, as I mentioned, is a business professor at Wharton, but he's also an expert in immigration and has written a book called The Truth About Immigration, which was one of the foundations for a series that we are preparing to release very soon.”
Passing The Millionaire Next Door
“That makes me think of The Millionaire Next Door, that book.”
Plugged The Truth About Immigration
“Zeke has written a forthcoming book called The Truth About Immigration and he is going to quiz you on some immigration facts and statistics. Does that sound okay?”
Plugged The Truth About Immigration
“So we've got on the other line Zeke Hernandez, who's a business professor at the Wharton School at Penn, and he's the author of a forthcoming book called The Truth About Immigration.”