In their study of the effect of legalized abortion on crime rates,Steven Levitt and John Donohue applied
A) Positive economic analysis
B) Normative economic analysis
C) The principle of individual sovereignty
D) Value judgments

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Levitt and Donohue's study used positive economic analysis, which involves examining the data and using economic theory to make predictions or draw conclusions about a phenomenon. They analyzed data on crime rates and abortion rates to try to determine whether legalizing abortion had an effect on crime rates. Positive economic analysis does not involve value judgments or normative statements about what ought to be done.

In Their Study of the Effect of Legalized Abortion on Crime