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This paper addresses this issue by describing a System Dynamics (SD) approach that can perform transport infrastructure CBA through the application of systems thinking to develop a causal-loop model that can subsequently be operationalised into an executable stock-and-flow model. Execution of this model readily enables sensitivity analysis of infrastructure investment options and visualisation of the cost-benefit behaviour of each variant over time. The utility of the approach is illustrated through a case study, the Co Chien Bridge project in Vietnam, using a model that incorporates conventional economic metrics and factors that measure indirect project benefits, such as impact on gross domestic product, unemployment rate, and total taxes gained from affected economic sectors.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/systems5020029","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,3,29]],"date-time":"2017-03-29T11:26:44Z","timestamp":1490786804000},"page":"29","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":43,"title":["Application of System Dynamics to Evaluate the Social and Economic Benefits of Infrastructure Projects"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"5","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5093-0893","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tiep","family":"Nguyen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC), The University of Adelaide, South Australia, SA 5005, Australia"}]},{"given":"Stephen","family":"Cook","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC), The University of Adelaide, South Australia, SA 5005, Australia"}]},{"given":"Vernon","family":"Ireland","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC), The University of Adelaide, South Australia, SA 5005, Australia"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,3,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Flyvbjerg, B. 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