Burgernomics

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An informal measurement of the purchasing power parity between currencies, based on the price of a Big Mac in various countries. uncountable

    "Burgernomics is based upon the theory of purchasing-power parity (PPP)..."

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"Burgernomics is based upon the theory of purchasing-power parity (PPP)..."

Etymology

Blend of burger + economics, equivalent to burger + -nomics, coined in The Economist in 1986 by Pam Woodall with the introduction of the Big Mac Index.

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big macpurchasing power parity

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