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The COVID-19 pandemic and firms' E-learning use: implications for inequality in training opportunities

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  • Müller, Christoph

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

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"This paper investigates whether the adoption of E-learning by firms contributed to offset the decrease in firm-sponsored training during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a novel firm level survey linked with administrative data on the universe of workers within those firms, I study the role of E-learning in firms’ training activities during the crisis. I find that the COVID-19 pandemic substantially decreased firm-sponsored training by up to 11 percentage points. However, firms’ ability to use E-learning nullifies this negative effect. Furthermore, the differential capabilities of firms to apply E-learning might exacerbate already prevalent inequalities in training opportunities." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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  • Müller, Christoph, 2024. "The COVID-19 pandemic and firms' E-learning use: implications for inequality in training opportunities," Journal for Labour Market Research, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany], vol. 58, pages 1-023.
    • Handle: RePEc:iab:iabjlr:v:58:i::p:a023
    DOI: 10.1186/s12651-024-00382-x
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