{"id":5841,"date":"2016-07-19T18:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T18:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/macroeconomics\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=5841"},"modified":"2016-07-19T18:00:48","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T18:00:48","slug":"outcome-positive-and-normative-statements","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hccc-macroeconomics\/chapter\/outcome-positive-and-normative-statements\/","title":{"raw":"Outcome: Positive and Normative Statements","rendered":"Outcome: Positive and Normative Statements"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do:\u00a0differentiate between positive and normative statements<\/h2>\nWhat choices does society have about how it uses its resources?\u2014\"What is possible?\" we might ask. Also, what is the right thing to do with the resources we have?\u2014\"What <em>should<\/em> we choose,\" we might ask. These are very different questions that lead to\u00a0very different kinds of responses and statements.\n\nIn this section we are going to consider the difference between positive and normative statements and their role in economics.\u00a0<strong>Positive statements<\/strong> are objective. <strong>Normative statements<\/strong> are subjective. Good economists are careful to differentiate between the two.\u00a0In this section, we will learn to differentiate between descriptions of the world as it is and the world as it should be.\n\nThe specific things you'll learn in this section include the following:\n<ul><li>Define positive and normative statements<\/li>\n\t<li>Provide examples of positive and normative statements<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>Learning Activities<\/h3>\nThe learning activities for this section include the following:\n<ul><li class=\"chapter type-1\">Video: Positive and Normative Analysis<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"chapter type-1\">Reading: Positive and Normative Statements<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"chapter type-1\">Self Check: Positive and Normative Statements<\/li>\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do:\u00a0differentiate between positive and normative statements<\/h2>\n<p>What choices does society have about how it uses its resources?\u2014&#8221;What is possible?&#8221; we might ask. 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