Hope, Signals, and Silicon: A Game-Theoretic Model of the Pre-Doctoral Academic Labor Market in the Age of AI

Published in arXiv, 2025

This paper develops a game-theoretic model to analyze the pre-doctoral academic labor market dynamics in the age of AI. The research examines how AI technologies impact academic job markets and the signaling mechanisms between candidates and institutions.

Preprint available on: arXiv

Recommended citation: Wang, S. (2025). "Hope, Signals, and Silicon: A Game-Theoretic Model of the Pre-Doctoral Academic Labor Market in the Age of AI." arXiv preprint. arXiv:2511.00068.
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