The relationship between energy price gap and import value of Iran from major trade
partners is one of the main issues in international trade literature and has been considered
empirically in recent years. So, in this paper by using Sato and Dechezleprˆetre index, the
energy price gap has been calculated and then, the empirical model has been estimated
between Iran and major trade partners during 2000-2016. The empirical findings of this
study reveal that the spillover effect has been confirmed for spatial Durbin model. Moreover …