Question

The following statements provide some analysis of policy regarding the global financial crisis of the late 2000s. Categorize each statement as positive or normative. Statement Positive or Normative?
a. The financial crisis was caused by faulty mathematical models that encouraged excessive risk taking.
b. The lack of effective regulation contributed to a risk-seeking culture in the financial services industry.
c. Central banks should have imposed tighter regulations on banks to prevent the financial crisis.
d. Executives of banks that received financial assistance from the government should not have received bonuses.

Answer 1

Answer:

Positive statement

Positive statement

normative statement

normative statement

Explanation:

Positive Economics is objective and statements are usually based on facts and economic theory. They can be tested.  

For example, the statement - the lack of effective regulation contributed to a risk-seeking culture in the financial services industry- can be test empirically

Normative economics is based value judgements, opinions and perspectives. For example, the statement - Central banks should have imposed tighter regulations on banks to prevent the financial crisis- is based on opinion. Everyone would have an opinion on what the Central bank should have done