47 research outputs found
The Impact Of Covid-19 On Development Of Motor Casco Insurance In Bulgaria
Motor Casco Insurance is the most concluded voluntary insurance policy on the Bulgarian insurance market and in recent years its market share is about 27% in the General (Non-life) Insurance Section.
The aim of the study is to assess the impact of measures taken by the state to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus on the development of Motor Casco Insurance.
As a result of the study, it was found that the measures imposed by the state did not significantly affect the development of Motor Casco Insurance in Bulgaria, but simply slowed down its pace. However, there is a significant reduction in the number of road
accidents, especially in 2020, which is also reflected on the reduction of insurance payments
Emerging sacred values: The Iranian nuclear program.
Sacred values are different from secular values in that they are often associated with violations of the cost-benefit logic of rational choice models. Previous work on sacred values has been largely limited to religious or territorial conflicts deeply embedded in historical contexts. In this work we find that the Iranian nuclear program, a relatively recent development, is treated as sacred by some Iranians, leading to a greater disapproval of deals which involve monetary incentives to end the program. Our results suggest that depending on the prevalence of such values, incentive-focused negotiations may backfire.protected values, sacred values, negotiation, Iran, nuclear ambitions, sanctions
Emerging sacred values: The Iranian nuclear program.
Sacred values are different from secular values in that they are often associated with violations of the cost-benefit logic of rational choice models. Previous work on sacred values has been largely limited to religious or territorial conflicts deeply embedded in historical contexts. In this work we find that the Iranian nuclear program, a relatively recent development, is treated as sacred by some Iranians, leading to a greater disapproval of deals which involve monetary incentives to end the program. Our results suggest that depending on the prevalence of such values, incentive-focused negotiations may backfire
Visual Elements and Cognitive Biases Influence Interpretations of Trends in Scatter Plots
Visualizations are common methods to convey information but also increasingly
used to spread misinformation. It is therefore important to understand the
factors people use to interpret visualizations. In this paper, we focus on
factors that influence interpretations of scatter plots, investigating the
extent to which common visual aspects of scatter plots (outliers and trend
lines) and cognitive biases (people's beliefs) influence perception of
correlation trends. We highlight three main findings: outliers skew trend
perception but exert less influence than other points; trend lines make trends
seem stronger but also mitigate the influence of some outliers; and people's
beliefs have a small influence on perceptions of weak, but not strong
correlations. From these results we derive guidelines for adjusting visual
elements to mitigate the influence of factors that distort interpretations of
scatter plots. We explore how these guidelines may generalize to other
visualization types and make recommendations for future studies.Comment: 18 pages, 6 figure, 2 table
Causality in English texts
I provide data for the analyses of the historical trends in causal cognition. For details see : "Does causality matter more now: Increase in proportion of causal language in English texts