informal learning of scientists and engineers (S&Es). Design/methodology/approach – Tobit analyses on survey data. Findings … participate in formal training, whereas those employed in jobs that require more general skills are more involved in informal … that stimulate process innovation also appear to prevent skills obsolescence among S&Es. Public policies that aim to …

with demand for broader skill sets, and the firm characteristics that are related to particular skills and different … combinations of skills. We use a unique matched database of firm-level data and online job vacancy data for a developing economy … requirements across firms within the same occupations. Additionally, we show that firms demanding diverse skills differ from their …

Until now there has been surprisingly little research on the causes of and the remedies for skills obsolescence. This … study tries to fill that gap to some extent by analysing the relation between risk factors and skills obsolescence. Moreover …, the role remedies play to counter skills obsolescence is analysed. Four empirical analyses that relate skills obsolescence …