Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Positive Economics & Normative Economics

                Positive Economics  

Positive economics focuses on economic phenomena and describes and explains those phenomena.

Positive economic statements are descriptive and precisely measurable.  


 Example Of Positive Economics


Government raises taxes to increase its revenue.
                           
             Normative Economics

Normative economics emphasizes on value judgment for the development of various economic activities.

Normative economics deals with what will and should be.

 Example Of Normative Economics

If the government wants to increase the disposable income of the people then it has to reduce the tax and if government wants to increase the revenue then it has to increase the tax.

                 Positive VS Normative Economics 


Positive Economics describes economic phenomena .It gives no opinion and  Normative Economics gives opinion on various economic activities . Positive Economics Is Descriptive and  Normative Economics is Prescriptive.

Positive economics analyze the relationship between cause and effect   of economics activity .
Positive Economics deals  how economic problems are solved.
Normative Economics Gives the subjective ideas  and Normative Economics describe how economic problem should be solved.

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