Five things you should know about cost overrun
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2018.07.013
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Cost overrun; Cost underestimation; Cost forecasting; Root causes of cost overrun; Behavioral science; Optimism bias; Strategic misrepresentation; Delusion; Deception; Moral hazard; Agency; Reference class forecasting; De-biasing;Statistics
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