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Did you know? The Big Mac Index, published yearly by The Economist since 1986, compares Big Mac prices worldwide to measure purchasing power across countries. It began as a joke, but is now seriously cited by economists — a burger as a universal unit of account.

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The Big Mac Index, published yearly by The Economist since 1986, compares Big Mac prices worldwide to measure purchasing power across countries. It began as a joke, but is now seriously cited by economists — a burger as a universal unit of account.

De Big Mac Index, sinds 1986 jaarlijks gepubliceerd door The Economist, vergelijkt de prijs van een Big Mac wereldwijd om landen-koopkracht te meten. Hij begon als grap, maar wordt nu serieus geciteerd door economen — een burger als universele rekeneenheid.

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