We introduce a state-dependent zero-inflation mechanism for count distributions with unbounded or bounded support. Instead of uniformly downweighting the parent distribution, this flexible approach allows us to generate most of the zeros from either low or high counts. We derive the stochastic properties of the inflated distributions and discuss special instances designed for zero inflation caused by, for example, excessive demand or underreporting. Furthermore, we apply the state-dependent zero-inflation mechanism to generalize existing models for count time series with bounded support.
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