E-Commerce: Does Sustainable Logistics Development Matter?

Zhuoqi Teng, Yugang He () and Renhong Wu
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Zhuoqi Teng: College of Business Administration, Henan Finance University, Zhengzhou 451464, China
Yugang He: College of Liberal Arts, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea
Renhong Wu: School of Management, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: With the rise of the information industry in recent years, logistics and e-commerce have grown significantly. Logistics are regarded as an essential assurance for the execution of e-commerce transactions. Therefore, this article examines the effect of sustainable logistics development on China’s e-commerce by assessing province data from 2005 to 2020. Using the province and year fixed-effects model for empirical research, the following three empirical conclusions are reached: (1) the development of logistics has a favorable effect on e-commerce; (2) the dynamic link between logistics development and e-commerce is moderated by the speed of logistics development in a U-shaped manner; (3) the aforementioned two conclusions are dissimilar in the eastern, central, and western regions. On the basis of these three findings, several matching recommendations are made. This can serve as a point of reference for the sustainable growth of logistics and e-commerce in the near future. This paper can also contribute to the current literature.

Keywords: sustainable logistics development; e-commerce; province and year fix-effects model; moderation effect; U-shaped manner (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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