(Problem 14c.) The mayor of Gotham City, worried about a potential epidemic of d

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(Problem 14c.) The mayor of Gotham City, worried about a potential epidemic of deadly influenza this winter, asks an economic adviser the following series of questions. Determine whether the question requires the economic adviser to make a positive assessment or a normative assessment.
If there is a shortage of vaccine in the city, whom should we vaccinate first—the elderly or the very young? (Assume that a person from one group has an equal likelihood of dying from influenza as a person from the other group.)

Explanation / Answer

Correct option is (1).

A normative statement answers questions of the type "What should be done" or "What should be the better decision". Such statements are subjective and based on judgment. In this case the decision to vaccinate a group is judgmental and therefore it is a normative statement.

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