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Operational whitepaper#

Sather, K. (2026). Government Impact Index (GII): Operational
  Whitepaper and Publication Standard (Version 1.1.1).
  https://gii.apiautomations.com/methodology/v1.1.1

Research paper#

Sather, K. (2026). Government Impact Index (GII): A Causal,
  Multi-Institution Framework for Tracing the Effects of United
  States Government Decisions (Version 1.1.1).
  https://gii.apiautomations.com/research

BibTeX#

@techreport{sather2026gii,
    author  = {Sather, Kurt},
    title   = {Government Impact Index (GII): Operational Whitepaper
               and Publication Standard},
    year    = {2026},
    version = {1.1.1},
    url     = {https://gii.apiautomations.com/methodology/v1.1.1},
    note    = {Proprietary -- all rights reserved}
  }

When referencing scores in the future, always cite the methodology version and data vintage alongside the value — a GII score is defined by both.