Evolutionary Game Analysis of Quality and Safety Regulatory Mechanism In Agricultural E-Commerce Supply Chain Considering Government Subsidy

Authors

  • Li-nan Zhou School of Business, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, China
  • Jianzhuang Zheng School of Business, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, China
  • Yingying Shu School of Business, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, China
  • Hangying Li Zhejiang University Press, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2025.32.4.10661

Keywords:

agricultural e-commerce supply chain, quality and safety regulation, government subsidy, evolutionary game

Abstract

The quality and safety of agricultural products on e-commerce platforms are increasingly of increasing concern in China. This study constructs a three-party evolutionary game model to analyze the production decisions of producers and the regulatory decisions of e-commerce platforms. It explores the influence of online social supervision and the government's subsidy policy. The results show that social supervision helps to externally discourage producers from colluding with e-commerce platforms to produce 'fake' green agricultural products. On this basis, a reasonable subsidy policy in addition to the existing punitive measures can internally motivate producers and e-commerce platforms to consciously produce and sell green agricultural products in a compliant manner, thus realizing a win-win situation and a collaborative environment for all three parties. Moreover, the government should construct a long-term subsidy mechanism for e-commerce platforms and a short-term subsidy mechanism for producers, so as to guarantee the sustainable development of the green agricultural e-commerce supply chain.

Published

2025-08-11

How to Cite

Zhou, L., Zheng, J., Shu, Y., & Li, H. (2025). Evolutionary Game Analysis of Quality and Safety Regulatory Mechanism In Agricultural E-Commerce Supply Chain Considering Government Subsidy. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, 32(4). https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2025.32.4.10661

Issue

Section

Supply Chain Management