Indicate Whether or Not You Can Linearize the Regression Functions ${ } _ { e } \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } X _ { i } + u _ { i }$

question 16

Essay

Indicate whether or not you can linearize the regression functions below so that OLS estimation methods can be applied:
(a)Y_i = ${ } _ { e } \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } X _ { i } + u _ { i }$ (b)Y_i = $\beta _ { 1 }$ $X _ { 1 i } ^ { \beta _ { 1 } }$ $X _ { 2 i } ^ { \beta _ { 2 } }$ + u_i

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