Research on the Impact of Digital Economic Development on the Synergy Between Cross-Border E-Commerce and the Logistics Industry
摘要
The digital economy’s exponential growth transcends sectoral boundaries, reshaping industrial interdependencies and developmental trajectories. This study investigates how digital economic advancement modulates synergistic dynamics between cross-border e-commerce and logistics systems, revealing statistically significant yet heterogeneous inter-sectoral effects. Methodologically, the digital economy is conceptualized through four dimensions: infrastructure development, digital industrialization, industrial digitization, and innovation ecosystems. Regression analyses demonstrate divergent impacts: digital innovation enhances synergy (β = 0.68, p < 0.09), whereas industrialization (β = -0.69, p < 0.09) and digital application (β = -0.26, p < 0.005) exhibit inhibitory effects. Digital infrastructure shows no statistical significance (β = 0.03, p = 0.61). The asymmetric influence patterns underscore dualistic digital economy impacts. While innovation drives collaboration, premature industrialization may disrupt existing value chains. Policy frameworks must therefore adopt bifurcated strategies: incentivizing R&D consortia to amplify innovation spillovers while establishing transitional subsidies to mitigate digitization-induced coordination costs. Theoretical contributions lie in deconstructing paradoxical digitalization outcomes within trade-logistics ecosystems. Practically, harmonizing infrastructure standardization with adaptive governance mechanisms emerges as critical for sustainable cross-industry integration in global digital markets.