The impact of cross-border e-commerce pilot zone policies on corporate supply chain resilience
Xiaomei Zhao
School of International Economics and Trade, Anhui University of Finance and Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/bam.v8i3.15436
Keywords: cross-border e-commerce; comprehensive pilot zone; supply chain resilience; policy effect
Abstract
With the rapid development of cross-border e-commerce in globalization and the digital economy, cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones have become a key platform affecting China's foreign trade transformation and upgrading as well as the supply chain resilience of enterprises. Based on the full sample data of Chinese enterprises from 2010 to 2024, this study adopts a quasi-natural experiment method to explore the mechanism of comprehensive pilot zone policies on corporate supply chain resilience. The results show that the comprehensive pilot zone policies significantly improve enterprises' risk resistance capacity and supply chain response speed by optimizing supply chain resource allocation, thereby enhancing supply chain resilience. The mechanism is reflected in promoting the diversification of supply chain structure, improving the stability of supply relationships and the accuracy of supply-demand matching, affecting supply chain resilience from both security and efficiency dimensions. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that non-state-owned enterprises, high-tech industries, and small and medium-sized enterprises benefit more from the improvement of supply chain resilience, and the policy effect is more prominent in regions with poor digital infrastructure. This study not only provides a theoretical basis for the optimization and implementation of comprehensive pilot zone policies, but also offers practical implications for enterprises to enhance supply chain resilience and risk resistance capacity in future industrial transformation.
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