Although a general unrestricted model may under-specify the data generation process, especially when breaks occur, model selection can still improve over estimating a prior specification.  Impulse-indicator saturation (IIS) can 'correct' non-constant intercepts induced by location shifts in...

The new-Keynesian Phillips curve (NKPC) includes expected future inflation as a major feedforward variable to explain current inflation.  Models of this type are regularly estimated by replacing the expected value by the actual future outcome, then using Instrumental Variables or Generalized...