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For Economists, Positive Statements Are

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Question 84

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For economists, positive statements are:


A) descriptive, making a claim about how the world is
B) optimistic, putting the best possible interpretation on things
C) affirmative, justifying existing economic policy
D) prescriptive, making a claim about how the world ought to be

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