- Removed CORP_AA_LOGR (log of rate = problematic near zero)
- Rate variables restricted to DIFF only (no LOG/PCT/LOGR)
- Added economic sign consistency checks for all 45 features
- New optimal 3-var: CREDIT_SPREAD_LAG1, IPI_LAG1, EXPORT_DIFF
- All coefficient signs economically consistent
- R²=0.586 (trade-off: lower R² but correct economics)
- Added IPI + EXPORT to ECOS queries and fallback data
- Zt restricted to 2000-2025 in analysis (26 obs)
- Pipeline 8/8 validation pass
- GDP: 111Y002/10111 -> 902Y015/KOR (international comparative stats)
- Unemployment: 901Y027/3 -> 901Y027/I61BC (correct item for rate)
- CD rate: 817Y002/010502000 -> 721Y001/2010000 (market interest rates)
- CPI: now computes YoY growth from level index (pct_change)
- Leading index: monthly (M) fetch + annual average (no annual data available)
- Fix DataFrame merge: dedup index, dropna before concat
- Fix NaN in scenario Z paths: fallback to z_scenario
- Update config.yaml with verified stat codes