@phdthesis{theses_frw722,
          author = {V.W.J Kaal},
           title = {Are Cost Overruns Merely a Bad Thing?},
            year = {2015},
        abstract = {Cost overruns are present in almost every context and almost always regarded to be a problem. A lot of research has been done on the subject, quantitative well as qualitative research. Mostly with the purpose of finding a ?solution? or ?cure? for cost overruns. This research reviews the explanations for cost overruns in contemporary literature and concludes that explanations show an overall negative bias. Furthermore, it demonstrates the possibility of a more positively charged explanation founded in literature and shows that these explanations might apply to changes regarding scope and laws and regulations. Two cases, ?A10 Tweede Coentunnel/A5 Westrandweg N200 Halfweg? and ?N50 Ramspol ? Ens?, showed promising results that could be interpreted as a more positive explanation for cost overruns. The conclusion of this research is that such an explanation is plausible in the context of large road infrastructure projects in the Netherlands.},
             url = {https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/722/}
}