@article{samplingluckmasqueradesasallocationgaina, title = {Sampling Luck Masquerades as Allocation Gain: Auditing Test-Time Budget Allocation for Neural Combinatorial Optimization}, author = {Jinhyung Bae}, year = {2026}, eprint = {2608.13087}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.13087}, }