Obscuring the impact of inflation on products that range from cat food to coffee, shrinkflation has spread.
Through its twice-yearly Big Mac Index, The Economist shows us what we can learn locally and globally from burger economics.
Rather than objecting to some very high Springsteen ticket prices, fans should recognize the economic ideas that justify them.
Seeing some prices start to slip downward, we can look for clues that indicate we are close to peak inflation.
Looking at global gasoline prices, we can see that what we spend for a gallon is much less than people pay elsewhere.
Comparing baseball game prices for 1960 and 2022 for tickets, food, and parking, we can see a decline in affordability.
While many of us are spending many extra dollars a month for the same groceries, the rotisserie chicken has remained cheap.












