After reading and reviewing Chapter 2 and watching the video(s), "Economics of Education: Crash Course Economics #23" and "Specialization and Trade: Crash Course Economics #2" answer one of the following discussion questions. Make sure to include relevant points to your answer.

Do economists have any particular expertise at making normative arguments? In other words, they have expertise at making positive statements (i.e., what will happen) about some economic policy, for example, but do they have special expertise to judge whether or not the policy should be undertaken?