@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp15271,
            	author={Silva, Pedro Luís},
            	title={Specialists or All-Rounders: How Best to Select University Students?},
            	year={2022},
	month={May},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={15271},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp15271},
	abstract={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. I show that even if broader skills are not improving graduates' outcomes in the labour market, the university 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' large administrative dataset. My central finding is that, on average, universities with less specialised admission policies admit a pool of students who obtain a higher final GPA.},
	keywords={job market;admission tests;university choice;general skills},
            }