2 papers
math.DS2026
A Discrete-Time Model of the Academic Pipeline in Mathematical Sciences with Constrained Hiring in the United States
Oluwatosin Babasola, Olayemi Adeyemi, Ron Buckmire +6
The field of the mathematical sciences relies on a continuous academic pipeline in which individuals progress from undergraduate study through graduate training and postdoctoral pr…
math.DS2026
A dynamical model of the U.S. mathematics graduate degree pipeline
Chad M. Topaz, Oluwatosin Babasola, Ron Buckmire +5
We present a latent-stock compartmental framework for modeling degree production systems when only completion flows, rather than enrollments, are observed. Applied to U.S.\ mathema…