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The tipping point: a mathematical model for the profit-driven abandonment of restaurant tipping

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The custom of voluntarily tipping for services rendered has gone in and out of fashion in America since its introduction in the 19th century. Restaurant owners that ban tipping in their establishments often claim that social justice drives their decisions, but we show that rational profit-maximization may also justify the...

Keyword:

tipping, dynamical system, gratuity, mathematical model, and restaurant

Creator:

Clifton, Sara M.

Owner:

Sara Melinda Clifton

Date Uploaded:

08/07/2017

Date Modified:

01/08/2020

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