What Is the Difference Between Positive Economic Analysis and Normative

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Essay

What is the difference between positive economic analysis and normative economic analysis? Give one example each of a positive and normative economic issue or question or statement.

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Definitions:

Fold and Thrust Belt

A series of mountainous folds and fault-driven compressions in the Earth's crust, typically found at convergent tectonic plate boundaries.

Magmas

Molten rock beneath or within the Earth's crust, from which igneous rocks are formed.

Ocean-Continent Convergence

A type of plate boundary where a continental plate and oceanic plate collide, often resulting in volcanic activity and mountain building.

Fold and Thrust Belt

A series of mountainous folds and thrust faults created by the compression of the earth's crust.