Understanding Big Mac PPP: Analysis, Pros, and Cons

Explore the Big Mac Index, a unique measure of purchasing power parity that compares currency valuations using the global ...
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Can You Use the McDonald’s ‘Big Mac Index’ To Invest — and Should You?

The “Big Mac Index” was created in the 1980s by economists looking to evaluate the relative levels of affordability among ...
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Big Mac Index doesn’t bode well for loonie’s rise

The Economist has released its Big Mac Index for July, and it turns out the soaring loonie is causing something of a pickle for Canadians. The magazine compares the price of Big Macs locally to a ...
The Economist

Our Big Mac index will sadden America’s burger-lovers

America’s import duties just keep rising. On August 1st levies on more than 20 countries, plus the European Union, will take effect unless they negotiate deals in the meantime. On July 14th President ...
The Economist

The McWages index: which countries earn the most Big Macs?

EACH YEAR a typical American worker can afford more than six times as many Big Macs at home as a worker in Mexico can. That gap is the point of The Economist’s McWages index, which translates pay into ...
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Here’s How a Fast Food Burger Became an Economic Indicator

The Big Mac Index uses the humble burger to decode global currency shifts and hidden price pressures. It’s economic theory served with a clever side of insight. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning ...