Positive economics questions "What ought to be?" while normative economics predicts the consequences of alternative actions,answering the questions "What is?" or "What will be?"

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Positive economics deals with objective analysis and explanation of economic phenomena while normative economics deals with subjective value judgments about what should or should not be done. Therefore, normative economics focuses on what ought to be, while positive economics focuses on what is or what will be.

Positive Economics Questions "What Ought to Be?" While Normative Economics