@article {4213,
	title = {Specialists or All-Rounders: How Best to Select University Students?},
	journal = {Journal of Human Capital},
	year = {2024},
	abstract = {<p>This paper studies whether universities should select their students only using specialised subject-specific tests or based on a broader set of skills and knowledge. Theoretically, I show that even if broader skills are not improving graduates{\textquoteright} outcomes in the labour market, the university optimally chooses to use them as a criterion for selection alongside the mastery of more subject-specific tools. Empirically, I exploit the variation between subject-specific and non-specific entrance exam sets on Portuguese students{\textquoteright} large administrative dataset. My central finding is that universities with less specialised admission policies admit a pool of students who obtain a higher final GPA.<br />
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},
	doi = {10.1086/728086},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1086/728086},
	author = {Pedro Lu{\'\i}s Silva}
}
