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The linear restriction framework encompasses various existing models such as banded\/network vector autoregressive models. We show that the restrictions reduce the error bounds via not only the reduced dimensionality, but also a scale factor resembling the asymptotic covariance matrix of the estimator in the fixed-dimensional set-up: as long as the model is correctly specified, this scale factor is decreasing in the number of restrictions. It is revealed that the phase transition from slow to fast error rate regimes is determined by the smallest singular value of $A$, a measure of the least excitable mode of the system. The minimax lower bounds are derived across different regimes. The developed non-asymptotic theory not only bridges the theoretical gap between stable and unstable regimes, but precisely characterizes the effect of restrictions and its interplay with model parameters. 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