HS2 reveals the pervasiveness of optimism bias in government decision making

Moran, C. & Shreedhar, G.

(5 February 2024) HS2 reveals the pervasiveness of optimism bias in government decision making. British Politics and Policy at LSE.

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Considering the budget underestimates and cost overruns associated with the public financing of high speed rail in the UK, Cahal Moran and Ganga Shreedhar suggest more can be done to manage optimism bias in government decision-making.

Item Type	Blog post
Copyright holders	© 2024 The Author(s)
Departments	LSE > Academic Departments > Psychological and Behavioural Science
Date Deposited	26 Mar 2024
URI	https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/122318

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Moran, Cahal
Shreedhar, Ganga

JN101 Great Britain
HE Transportation and Communications

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