Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/317548 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Business Economics and Management (JBEM) [ISSN:] 2029-4433 [Volume:] 23 [Issue:] 1 [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 105-130
Publisher: 
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius
Abstract: 
This paper provides the concept of import dependence between countries, which is a relative quantity. In order to reveal the evolutionary characteristics of the import dependence between countries in energy trade and its influencing factors, firstly, based on the network analysis method, this paper constructs a model of energy import dependence network (EIDN) among countries and regions along the Belt and Road (B&R countries). Crude oil and natural gas are taken as empirical objects, and the evolution characteristics of the two kinds of EIDNs are analysed. The result showed that most of the B&R countries had a small number of crude oil and natural gas trade partners. However, the import dependence in crude oil and natural gas trade between countries is relatively large, indicating that the risk of oil and gas security in B&R countries is high. Moreover, based on the QAP method, spatial distance, economic differences, the signing of free trade agreements, and the differences in energy consumption between countries have a significant impact on the import dependence in crude oil and natural gas trade among B&R countries.
Subjects: 
energy trade
import dependence
influencing factors
QAP method
network analysis
B&R countries
JEL: 
F02
F14
F52
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Document Type: 
Article

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