Economics Is It Smart to Eliminate Tipping From Restaurants? Now that a New York City restaurant group has decided to nix tipping, we take a look at the research. Max Ufberg
Economics Attractive Servers Get Bigger Tips New research finds female restaurant patrons drive this disparity. Tom Jacobs
Economics The Tipping Point: Is This the Beginning of the End for Gratuities? New technology is nudging Americans to be more generous at the till. For now. Rachel Levin
Economics The Terrible Tipped Minimum Wage The way to fix tipping isn't to abolish it. Instead, it's time to do something about the minimum wage for tipped employees. Jake Blumgart
Economics Why Do We Still Tip? A ton of money goes into something that doesn't make a lot of economic sense. Noah Davis
Economics Why Don’t We Tip Flight Attendants? When the airline industry was just getting off the ground, many thought it would be an insult to tip white stewards. Lisa Wade
Social Justice The Tip Jar Shall be the Downfall of this Great Republic, Evidence from 2012 and 1916 Tipping is an aristocratic conceit — “There you go, my good man, buy your starving family a loaf”… John Gravois