Transport appraisal and Monte Carlo simulation by use of the CBA-DK model

Transport Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 236-245

  Salling, Kim Bang ^a   Leleur, Steen ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Decision support model; Monte Carlo simulation; Optimism bias; Risk analysis; Separation of uncertainty; Transport appraisal

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING BIAS; SOFTWARE; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DENMARK;

EID: 78349312876     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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