What is the difference between positive and normative analysis?
What will be an ideal response?
Positive analysis refers to the attempt to answer descriptive questions, focusing on economic behavior without making recommendations about what is or ought to be. On the other hand, normative analysis makes value judgments regarding what is or should be.
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There are two industries that emit sulfur dioxide. The government decides to use a cap-and-trade policy by issuing permits for pollution. If Harry's industry has a higher marginal cost of reducing sulfur dioxide than does Joe's industry, ________
A) the cap-and-trade policy will not make the amount of pollution efficient B) Joe's industry will sell permits to Harry's industry C) Harry's industry will sell permits to Joe's industry D) Harry's industry and Joe's industry will emit the same quantity of sulfur dioxide
A reduction in government spending causes the equilibrium level of aggregate output to ________ at any given interest rate and shifts the ________ curve to the ________, everything else held constant
A) rise; LM; right B) fall; IS; left C) fall; LM; left D) rise; IS; right