Title: The kinetic energy transformation, influence effect and sustainable development path of logistics industry development: study in China provincial samples

Authors: Heng Chen; Ke Liu; Dan Li; Yan Zhang; Rong Ma

Addresses: School of Management, Xi'an Polytechnic University, No. 58 Shaangu Avenue, Lintong District, Xi'an 710600, China ' School of Management, Xi'an Polytechnic University, No. 58 Shaangu Avenue, Lintong District, Xi'an 710600, China ' School of Management, Xi'an Polytechnic University, No. 58 Shaangu Avenue, Lintong District, Xi'an 710600, China ' School of Management, Xi'an Polytechnic University, No. 58 Shaangu Avenue, Lintong District, Xi'an 710600, China ' School of Management, Xi'an Polytechnic University, No. 58 Shaangu Avenue, Lintong District, Xi'an 710600, China

Abstract: The article uses Chinese provinces as research sample and selects the LMDI model and panel threshold model to analyse the kinetic energy transformation process of China's logistics industry development, which has identified the sustainable development direction of China's logistics industry. The study found that there is an obvious process of kinetic energy transformation in the development of China's regional logistics industry, a mutual conversion between labour input and capital investment. The specific characteristics express the dual attribute contradiction of the coexistence of intensive and extensive development methods. Although the inhibitory effect of such feature on the development is shrinking, it is still long-term. Therefore, optimising the 'dual attributes' contradiction in the development of China's logistics industry is an important path to achieve the sustainable development of China's logistics industry.

Keywords: logistics industry; kinetic energy conversion; capital factor input; labour factor input; sustainable development.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSTL.2022.125866

International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, 2022 Vol.15 No.1/2, pp.191 - 214

Received: 12 Jun 2021
Accepted: 20 Oct 2021
Published online: 30 Sep 2022 *

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