CurrenciesBig Mac Index
The Economist's Big Mac index seeks to make exchange-rate theory more digestible. It is arguably the world's most accurate financial indicator to be based on a fast-food item. (Here is a brief explanation and video clip.)
The Index
Big Mac index
Feb 4th 2009
Big Mac index
Jan 22nd 2009
Sandwiched
Jul 24th 2008
Sizzling
Jul 5th 2007
The Big Mac index
Feb 1st 2007
McCurrencies
May 25th 2006
Big Mac index
Jan 12th 2006
Fast food and strong currencies
Jun 9th 2005
Big Mac index
Dec 16th 2004
Food for thought
May 27th 2004
The Big Mac index
Jan 15th 2004
McCurrencies
Apr 24th 2003
The Big Mac index
Jan 16th 2003
Big MacCurrencies
Apr 25th 2002
The Big Mac index
Dec 20th 2001
Big Mac Currencies
Apr 19th 2001
BURGERNOMICS
Jan 11th 2001
Big MacCurrencies
Apr 27th 2000
Test-driving a new model
Mar 16th 2000
BURGERNOMICS
Jan 6th 2000
Mcparity
Dec 9th 1999
Big MacCurrencies
Apr 1st 1999
Food for thought
Jan 7th 1999
BURGERNOMICS
Dec 17th 1998
BURGERNOMICS
Jul 30th 1998
Ten years of the Big Mac index
Apr 9th 1998
Big MacCurrencies
Apr 9th 1998
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Side-orders
This selection of articles includes our Coca-Cola map of the world, our Starbucks tall latte index, the reflections of our Washington columnist on the place of the hamburger in American life, and other articles about McDonald's and fast food.
Happy meal
Jan 25th 2007
Sizzling
Sep 21st 2006
Wages
Aug 31st 2006
McCurrencies
May 25th 2006
Fast food's yummy secret
Aug 25th 2005
Fast-food succession
Nov 25th 2004
Big Mac's makeover
Oct 14th 2004
Changing the menu
May 20th 2004
The Big Mac succession
Apr 22nd 2004
Burger and fries à la française
Apr 15th 2004
Burgers or beans?
Jan 15th 2004
Filling the world's belly
Dec 11th 2003
Big business
Sep 25th 2003
Working time needed to buy a Big Mac
Sep 11th 2003
Thin end of the wedge
Jul 3rd 2003
Did somebody say a loss?
Apr 10th 2003
McDonald's
Apr 8th 2003
Battling against big food
Dec 19th 2002
Not so fast
Dec 5th 2002
Delicious irony
Apr 25th 2002
Where's the beef?
Nov 1st 2001
Just a bite
Feb 1st 2001
The burger king
Oct 21st 1999
The personal touch
May 14th 1998
The science of alliance
Apr 2nd 1998
Next year, the french-fry index
Dec 18th 1997
As hamburgers go, so goes America?
Aug 21st 1997
Spice with everything
Nov 20th 1997