E-Commerce: Does Sustainable Logistics Development Matter?

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.