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 ...
The Big Mac index reveals inflation is underestimated; Big Mac prices have risen 163% since 2000, while official inflation is only 85%. Technological advancements and hedonic adjustments skew ...
The price of McDonald’s signature hamburger varies across the United States, but in Massachusetts, it costs the most on average, according to a recent study. CashNetUSA collected prices from three ...