Nadya is worried about poor people disproportionately exposed to pollution. She suggests the model where pollution in the area is regressed on average housing price in that area, and the number of pro-environmental voters in the area. She also knows that housing price in the area depends on pollution in the area, and the number of good schools in this area. Assuming that all the variables are significant and there are no other omitted variables affecting the dependent variables, can Nadya use Indirect Least Squares in this setting? O True False

Nadya is worried about poor people disproportionately exposed to pollution. She suggests the model where pollution in the area is regressed on average housing price in that area, and the number of pro-environmental voters in the area. She also knows that housing price in the area depends on pollution in the area, and the number of good schools in this area. Assuming that all the variables are significant and there are no other omitted variables affecting the dependent variables, can Nadya use Indirect Least Squares in this setting? O True False

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