https://padlet.com/sdaviska/isrljdjoypjj ECON 302 en-us 2017-11-29 15:27:06 UTC 2017-12-04 20:41:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dootheets.png https://padlet.com/sdaviska/isrljdjoypjj/wish/213064849 The big mac index compares the PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) of different countries. the unit of the "basket' of comparison, is the big mac. This index compares prices of the big mac in different countries.]]> 2017-12-04 20:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sdaviska/isrljdjoypjj/wish/213064849 https://padlet.com/sdaviska/isrljdjoypjj/wish/213065201 The source of the Big Mac Index is The Economist since 1986. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274326/big-mac-index-global-prices-for-a-big-mac/]]> 2017-12-04 20:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sdaviska/isrljdjoypjj/wish/213065201 https://padlet.com/sdaviska/isrljdjoypjj/wish/213067358 The frequency of the data is semi-annual. Happens every January and July of each year. ]]> 2017-12-04 20:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sdaviska/isrljdjoypjj/wish/213067358 https://padlet.com/sdaviska/isrljdjoypjj/wish/213068394 #4
 You can download the data from The Economist into an excel spread sheet. In this excel spread sheet you are able to edit the data as well. You would not be able to publish the data.
http://www.economist.com/content/big-mac-index]]> 2017-12-04 20:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sdaviska/isrljdjoypjj/wish/213068394 https://padlet.com/sdaviska/isrljdjoypjj/wish/213069544 Some biases for the big mac index include it is a singular good. It was intended to be a more a less serious form of  analysis for PPP.
http://macroeconomicanalysis.com/is-the-big-mac-index-flawed/]]> 2017-12-04 20:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sdaviska/isrljdjoypjj/wish/213069544