Why pay extra? Tipping and the importance of social norms and feelings in economic theory

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 250-265

  Azar, Ofer H ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Feelings; Restaurants; Social norms; Tipping

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846820044     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2005.11.046     Document Type: Article

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