Study on the Mechanism of Wage Growth in China’s Logistics Industry: The Roles of Government and Market

Fuzhong Wang () and Chongyan Li
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Fuzhong Wang: School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Chongyan Li: School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China

Economies, 2025, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-23

Abstract: Government policies and market forces have created new possibilities for wage growth in the logistics industry, which can reshape the development direction and labor reward of enterprises. The inclusive financial policy implemented by the Chinese government is effective, and the inputs of inclusive finance can affect the intelligent and low-carbon operations, the technical economic benefits and labor productivity in the logistics industry, thereby promoting wage growth. Meanwhile, the government-led industrial structure transformation and transportation infrastructure have brought a large number of new workers, transport individuals and enterprises into the logistics industry, which intensify the homogeneous service competition of enterprises, thereby hampering wage growth. In the market force, with the scale expansion of Internet access and logistics delivery vehicles and freight volume, the scale effects may enhance the wage level in the logistics industry. In addition, the moderating effect between policy and market forces can also confirm the existence of a positive spillover effect. The heterogeneity of wage growth varies across the eastern, central and western regions, as well as between the northern and southern regions. These findings highlight the importance of promoting the growth of labor wage income by policy implementation in inclusive finance, preferential measures on agricultural product logistics, integrated operation in the manufacturing and logistics field and the Belt and Road Initiative.

Keywords: inclusive finance; wage growth; industrial structure; transport infrastructure; large scale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E F I J O Q (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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