1. Determine whether the following statements are based on positive or normative analysis. Think critically to be able to substantiate your answers.

A. Prices of physician services should be controlled by the government because many citizens cannot afford to pay for a visit to a physician.

Positive / Normative?

B. According to Tosteson et al. (1990), a 25 percent drop in the number of people who smoked in 1990 would reduce the incidence of coronary heart diseases by 0.7 percent by the year 2015.

Positive / Normative?

C. Rising health care costs have forced numerous rural hospitals to close their doors in recent years.

Positive / Normative

D. According to government statistics, in 2009, the number of alcohol-induced deaths was roughly 20 per 100,000 residents between the ages of 45 and 64. To decrease this number, the government should impose higher taxes on alcohol.

Positive / Normative?