The COVID-19 pandemic and firms’ E-learning use: implications for inequality in training opportunities
Abstract 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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2024-11-01
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| Series: | Journal for Labour Market Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-024-00382-x |
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| Summary: | Abstract 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2510-5027 |