What’s Ceteris Paribus?
The Assumption that all things remain equal
What’s Positive economics?
The scientific study of the allocation of resources.
What’s Normative Economics?
The study and presentation of policy prescription and the value judgements and the way that scarce resources are allocated.
What’s a postive statement?
A statement supported or refuted by evidence.
What’s a Normative statement?
A value judgement that cannot be supported or refuted.
What is a value judgement?
An evaluation of how good or bad you think an idea is. (Opinion)