Do people tip strategically, to improve future service? Theory and evidence

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 515-527

  Azar, Ofer H ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; SERVICE SECTOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 34249111090     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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