The GRE subject test in economics was a
standardized test
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administered by the
Educational Testing Service
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. It was intended to evaluate applicants seeking admission to a
graduate program in
economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...
. It was discontinued in April 2001.
As is the case with many, or even most, standardized tests,
males taking the GRE subject test in economics tended to score higher than their female counterparts. Academic investigation looking at evidence of why this occurred on this specific test is inconclusive, finding mixed evidence across multiple hypotheses.
See also
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Graduate Record Examinations
The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is a standardized test that is part of the admissions process for many graduate schools in the United States and Canada and a few other countries. The GRE is owned and administered by Educational Testing ...
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List of admission tests to colleges and universities
This is a list of standardized tests that students may need to take for admissions to various colleges or universities. Tests of language proficiency are excluded here.
Only tests not included within a certain secondary schooling curriculum are l ...
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Standardized tests in the United States
Economics education