Economist Steven Levitt argues the Supreme Court decision ______ had an impact on reducing crime during the 1990s because it is associated with "wantedness".

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Steven Levitt's research on the impact of abortion on crime rates, as outlined in his book "Freakonomics," suggests that the legalization of abortion in the 1970s led to a decrease in the number of unwanted children who might have grown up in poverty and turned to crime in their teenage and adult years. Therefore, the Supreme Court decision on abortion had an indirect impact on reducing crime during the 1990s.

Economist Steven Levitt Argues the Supreme Court Decision ______ Had