EBK FOUNDATIONS OF ECONOMICS
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Author: BADE
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Economic models
a) are precise replication of the real world
b) answer virtually unlimited numbers of questions
c) result in normative statments
d) make assumptions to simplfy things in comparasionwith real world
Determine whether each of the following statements is positive or normative. (Remember that apositive statement isn’t necessarily correct; it justmakes a factual claim rather than a moral judgment.People who pay their bills on time are lesslikely than others to get into debt.b. Hard work is a virtue.c. Everyone should pay his or her bills on time.d. China has a bigger population than any othercountry in the world.e. China’s One-Child Policy (which limitsfamilies to one child each) helped to spur thecountry’s rapid economic growth.f. Lower taxes are good for the country
Normative economic statements?
a. contain value judgements
b. are usually irrational
c. are easily testable
d. violate the law of ceteris paribus
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