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What Kind of Tipper Are You?
- Published_at:2013-08-10
- Category:Science & Technology
- Channel:DNews
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- description: Tipping can be a touchy topic. And it's a great power we wield when eating out: give us good service, or get a bad tip. Laci explains how this power trip works and the psychology behind tipping. Read More: Tipping as risk sharing http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053535709000225 "Tipping is often dismissed as an exception to the assumption of rational economic agents. This paper describes situations where tipping is, in fact, an effective mechanism for risk sharing and welfare improvement." Do people tip because of psychological or strategic motivations? An empirical analysis of restaurant tipping http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00036840801964831#.UgKhaGTwL51 "One of the most interesting and central questions about tipping is why people tip. The two major potential reasons are strategic behaviour aimed to ensure good future service and social/psychological motivations." Are You a Good Tipper? Here's Why http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=97481 "You're out to dinner. The food was delicious and the service was fine. You decide to leave a big fat tip - why? The answer may not be as simple as you think." Why Tip? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12tipping-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 "ONE DAY IN November 2006, Jay Porter, the owner of a small restaurant in San Diego called the Linkery, scheduled a staff meeting. Less than two years old, the casual farm-to-table restaurant in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood of North Park had already won praise from national magazines." How Tipping Works http://people.howstuffworks.com/tipping1.htm "The most prominent reason for tipping appears to be more of a guilt issue than a gratitude issue. We know that tipping, at least in the United States, is expected, and if we don't tip, we stand the chance of angering the server, and then who knows what our next visit to that restaurant, airport or salon will be like?" Tipping motivations and behavior in the US and Israel http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20304/1/MPRA_paper_20304.pdf "Tipping is a multi-billion dollar phenomenon and a major source of income for millions of workers. The results of a study conducted in the US and Israel suggest that people tip mainly to show gratitude, conform to the social norm, and because they know that waiters' income depends on tips." Watch More: ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter http://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter http://twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook http://facebook.com/dnews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com
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