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Should we build more large dams? The actual costs of hydropower megaproject development by Ansar, Atif, Flyvbjerg, Bent, Budzier, Alexander, Lunn, Daniel

“…A brisk building boom of hydropower mega-dams is underway from China to Brazil. Whether benefits of new dams will outweigh costs remains unresolved despite…”
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The case against gold mining by Lezak, Stephen, Wilson, Cavin, Ansar, Atif, Bazilian, Morgan

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Old challenges, new solutions: getting major projects right in the twenty-first century by Ansar, Atif

“…Abstract Major projects are high-value (£100 million+) investments across sectors such as transport, energy, health, defence, or IT systems. Globally, a…”
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How to solve big problems: bespoke versus platform strategies by Ansar, Atif, Flyvbjerg, Bent

“…Abstract How should government and business leaders solve big problems? Ought policy responses to occur in bold leaps or multitudinous methodical moves? Here…”
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The fate of ideals in the real world: A long view on Philip Selznick's classic on the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) by Ansar, Atif

“…Philip Selznick’s first book—TVA and the Grass Roots: A Study in the Sociology of Formal Organization, 1949 TGR—tells the story of how the the ideals of the…”
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Correction to: How to solve big problems: bespoke versus platform strategies

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Does infrastructure investment lead to economic growth or economic fragility? Evidence from China by Ansar, Atif, Flyvbjerg, Bent, Budzier, Alexander, Lunn, Daniel

“…China's three-decade infrastructure investment boom shows few signs of abating. Is China's economic growth a consequence of its purposeful investment? Is China…”
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Location decisions of large firms: analyzing the procurement of infrastructure services by Ansar, Atif

“…How do large companies buy infrastructure (e.g. electricity, gas or rail)? Mainstream economics literature proposes that in the absence of an intermediating…”
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Damming the rivers of the Amazon basin by Latrubesse, Edgardo M., Arima, Eugenio Y., Dunne, Thomas, Park, Edward, Baker, Victor R., d’Horta, Fernando M., Wight, Charles, Wittmann, Florian, Zuanon, Jansen, Baker, Paul A., Ribas, Camila C., Norgaard, Richard B., Filizola, Naziano, Ansar, Atif, Flyvbjerg, Bent, Stevaux, Jose C.

“…More than a hundred hydropower dams have already been built in the Amazon basin and numerous proposals for further dam constructions are under consideration…”
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Five things you should know about cost overrun by Flyvbjerg, Bent, Ansar, Atif, Budzier, Alexander, Buhl, Søren, Cantarelli, Chantal, Garbuio, Massimo, Glenting, Carsten, Holm, Mette Skamris, Lovallo, Dan, Lunn, Daniel, Molin, Eric, Rønnest, Arne, Stewart, Allison, van Wee, Bert

“…This paper gives an overview of good and bad practice for understanding and curbing cost overrun in large capital investment projects, with a critique of Love…”
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On de-bunking “Fake News” in the post-truth era: How to reduce statistical error in research by Flyvbjerg, Bent, Ansar, Atif, Budzier, Alexander, Buhl, Søren, Cantarelli, Chantal, Garbuio, Massimo, Glenting, Carsten, Holm, Mette Skamris, Lovallo, Dan, Molin, Eric, Rønnest, Arne, Stewart, Allison, van Wee, Bert

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How to Solve Big Problems: Bespoke Versus Platform Strategies by Ansar, Atif, Flyvbjerg, Bent

“…Oxford Review of Economic Policy, vol. 38, no. 2, 2022, pp. 338-36 How should government and business solve big problems? In bold leaps or in many smaller…”
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Defining and Measuring the "Market for Brands": Are Emerging Economies Catching up? by Frey, Carl Benedikt, Ansar, Atif, Wunsch-Vincent, Sacha

“…“Markets for brands” play an important economic role in today's global economy. Trademarks and brands can be purchased, franchised or licensed.The ability to…”
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'new departures' in infrastructure provision: an ongoing evolution away from physical assets to user needs by Ansar, Atif

“…Infrastructure—communications, energy, transport, waste, and water networks—is critical for economic activity and social well-being. Practitioners,…”
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Does Infrastructure Investment Lead to Economic Growth or Economic Fragility? Evidence from China by Ansar, Atif, Flyvbjerg, Bent, Budzier, Alexander, Lunn, Daniel

“…Oxford Review of Economic Policy, vol 32, 2016 The prevalent view in the economics literature is that a high level of infrastructure investment is a precursor…”
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Big is Fragile: An Attempt at Theorizing Scale by Ansar, Atif, Flyvbjerg, Bent, Budzier, Alexander, Lunn, Daniel

“…In this paper we characterise the propensity of big capital investments to systematically deliver poor outcomes as "fragility," a notion suggested by Nassim…”
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Should we build more large dams? The actual costs of hydropower megaproject development by Ansar, Atif, Flyvbjerg, Bent, Budzier, Alexander, Lunn, Daniel

“…A brisk building boom of hydropower mega-dams is underway from China to Brazil. Whether benefits of new dams will outweigh costs remains unresolved despite…”
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Dam downsides by Flyvbjerg, Bent

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