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normative economics

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
nor-ma-tive e-co-nomics
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

economic thought in which one applies moral beliefs, or judgment, claiming that an outcome is "good" or "bad". For example: "this tax on cigarettes will be good because it will reduce smoking."

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

positive economics

Questions

What does normative economics mean?
economic thought in which one applies moral beliefs, or judgment, claiming that an outcome is "good" or "bad". For example: "this tax on cigarettes will be good because it will reduce smoking."

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