An Empirical Test and Spatial Explanation of the “Matthew Effect” in China’s Logistics Industry: from the Perspective of Dual Resource Allocation of Capital and Labor

Purpose/Significance Under the background of regional coordinated development strategy as an important task in the construction of modern economic system, this paper studies the Matthew effect of regional logistics industry in China and explores its laws, to provide a basis for optimizing the allocation of logistics resources and promoting the high-quality development of the logistics industry. Design/Methodology Firstly, with the help of Markov chain model, the existence of “Matthew effect” in logistics industry is verified from the perspective of capital and labor resource allocation, and then the reasons for its existence are explained from the spatial perspective by Moran’s I, GIS and other methods. Conclusions/Findings (1) There is a significant “Matthew effect” in the development of logistics industry, the solidification characteristics of the dual resource allocation between the high-level camp and the low-level camp are obvious, and the solidification gap expands with time. The demarcation point of “Matthew effect” of capital resources will appear earlier than labor resources. (2) The existence of “Matthew effect” in logistics industry is related to the spatial layout of dual resource allocation. (3) The solidification degree of low-level and medium-high-level camps in dual resource allocation is weaker than that of high-level and low-level camps, and there is the possibility of upward promotion and downgrade.