April 28, 2025
As prices continue to rise, firms like Chili's can use the right burger price to lure diners away from McDonald's.
April 1, 2025
With inflation, our expectations can create a self-fulfilling prophecy when our future predictions change our current behavior.
February 26, 2025
Looking at eggs, bacon, orange juice, and coffee, we can see why breakfast prices are rising faster than other meals.
February 14, 2025
When shoppers complain about the inflation rate, they are really angry about how grocery prices have gone up.
February 7, 2025
When we look at the breakfast menu, at home and at restaurants, we can see why breakfast prices are rising.
January 8, 2025
December 24, 2024
November 22, 2024
Whether it's a $5 T-shirt, $8 gasoline, or the $100 million Magritte painting that was sold this week at a Christie's auction, we can depend on price to send a message.
October 29, 2024
Starting with a global perspective and then looking closer at Europe and the United States, we can see why gasoline prices vary.
October 6, 2024
Knowing that New Jersey is the only U.S. state that requires full service stations, we can use gasoline prices to evaluation the mandate.
September 26, 2024
August 16, 2024
More than a list of burger prices, the Economist's Big Mac Index lets us compare different currencies' purchasing power.