In economics, a normative statement expresses a value judgement about whether a situation is subjectively desirable or undesirable.

Although several models and similar normative statements were enhanced, the philosophical debate was not widespread.

Less normative statement have been made, but more articles discussing philosophical matters.

Arguments for prescriptivism focus on the function of normative statements.

Arguments for emotivism focus on what normative statements express when uttered by a speaker.

An answer to any of the three example questions above would not itself be a normative ethical statement.

There are several schools of thought regarding the status of normative statements and whether they can be rationally discussed or defended.

An example of a normative economic statement is as follows:

This is a normative statement, because it reflects value judgments.

I made no normative statement whether the shares were tainted or not, but I think that act by the accused was neither false nor unreasonable.