Scientific Communication & EducationbioRxivPreprint
A signal detection theoretic argument against claims of unmeritocratic faculty hiring
Michael Miuccio, Ka-yuet Liu, Hakwan Lau, Megan A. K. Peters
The paper uses a signal detection model to show that higher faculty production from top universities may result from high hiring thresholds, not higher student productivity, supporting a meritocratic system.
DOI 10.1101/061200