Regional Differences and Driving Factors of the Integration Level of Information Industry and Logistics Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
In the context of digital transformation and intelligent upgrading,the information industry is of great significance in supporting the high-quality development of modern logistics industry.The panel data of 11 provinces and cities in Yangtze River Economic Belt from 2011 to 2020 are selected to construct a comprehensive evaluation index system of the development level of information industry and logistics industry and measure them by using the panel entropy weight method.It is found that:(1)the integration level of information and logistics industries in the Yangtze River Economic Zone as a whole maintains a steady growth trend,showing a rising distribution pattern of"upstream-middlestream-downstream";(2)the regional differences in the level of information and logistics industry integration in the Yangtze River Economic Zone show a trend of narrowing year by year,but the overall regional differences are still great.From the regional level,the regional differences between the coordinated development of information and logistics industry in downstream and upstream areas are the largest,while the regional differences between the coordinated development of information and logistics industry in middle and upstream areas are relatively small;(3)the single-factor driving force of the factors of city openness,logistics infrastructure construction,urbanization level,science and technology drive and tertiary industry development level is strong,and the integration level is not influenced by a single factor,showing"1+1>2"mechanism of action.