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Our Big Max index shows how burger prices differ across borders
WEBJan 25, 2024 · In July 2022 we updated the Big Mac index to use a McDonalds-provided price for the United States. We also changed our methodology for how we calculate the GDP-adjusted index, the full history of ...
The A to Z of economics | The Economist
WEBPareto distribution. Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist, noticed that 80% of Italian land was owned by 20% of the population. This distribution, also known as a power law, crops up in a wide ...
Trump v Biden: who’s ahead in the latest polls? | The Economist
WEBUS Election 2024. Polls. Build-a-voter. The Economist is tracking the contest to be America’s next president.
Frequently asked questions - The Economist
WEBJun 19, 2020 · Part of the answer is that The Economist is maintaining a historical tradition that other publications have abandoned. Leaders are often unsigned in newspapers, but everywhere else there has been ...
What is stagflation, and might it make a comeback? - The Economist
WEBSep 6, 2022 · That has led to some, including the World Bank, to warn of an old foe: “stagflation”. The portmanteau, a combination of stagnation and inflation, was popularised in the 1970s by Paul Samuelson ...
The economics of falling populations
WEBMar 27, 2021 · Humankind did not attain a population of 1bn until the 19th century, but the total then grew rapidly. A second billion was added by the 1920s, and nearly six more in the hundred years since.
What is a recession? - The Economist
WEBSep 2, 2022 · In short, a period of significant decline in economic activity. A recession typically leads to drops in output and investment, falling profits for businesses and rising unemployment. The global ...
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