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Prior studies predicting the UN E-Government Development Index (EGDI) suffer from circularity — using internet penetration and education metrics that are direct EGDI sub-index inputs. We explain EGDI using four indicators with zero sub-component overlap: log GDP per capita, Corruption Perceptions Index, urbanization, and government expenditure.

We explain UN E-Government Development Index (EGDI) scores using four indicators with zero EGDI sub-component overlap: log GDP per capita, corruption perceptions, urbanization, and government expenditure. Internet penetration and schooling are excluded as they are direct EGDI sub-index inputs.