Joel Deichmann

An economic geographer, Professor Deichmann earned his PhD from the University at Buffalo (1999). His research focuses upon the spatial aspects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Tourism, with special emphasis on Transition Economies of Central and Eastern Europe. He is editor and co-author of the book entitled Foreign Direct Investment in the Successor States of Yugoslavia: A Comparative Economic Geography 25 Years Later (Springer, 2021). He has also published in peer-reviewed journals such as Comparative Economic Studies, Eastern European Economics, Journal of Business and Economic Studies, Applied Economics, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, and Journal of Tourism Studies. He teaches Globalization, Global Regions, Comparative Government, Contemporary Europe, Global Transportation and Tourism, and short-term study tours to Central Europe (including Prague, Berlin, Warsaw, Zagreb, and Sarajevo).

Education

• Ph.D. SUNY Univ. at Buffalo
• M.A. University of Cincinnati
• B.A. SUNY Geneseo

Teaching Interests

Global Regions; Contemporary Europe; Globalization; Global Tourism and Transportation

Research Interests

Geography of Foreign Direct Investment; International Tourism; Socio-economic Convergence; Central and Eastern Europe; International Education; Transition Economies; Millennium Development Goals; Multinational Corporations.

Consulting/Practice Interests

Transition Economies; International Tourism; International Education.

Awards and Honors

• 2017, Dean's Internatonal Fund to Present Paper at EBES in Madrid, Spain, Bentley University
• 2010, Deans International Fund to Present Paper at Two International Locations, Academy of International Business/Ankara University Turkey
• 2007, Bentley Publication Award for Scholarly Publication in Previous Calendar Year
• 2007, Fulbright Teaching and Research Scholarship, Smolny College, St. Petersburg, Russia.
• 2006, Dean's International Fund Grant to Present Paper at ATHE Conference, Cambridge, UK.
• 2006, Rauch Grant for Participation in Bentley's Ghana Project
• 2005, Bentley Publication Award
• 2005, Bentley Summer Research Grant
• 2005, Faculty Affairs Committee Grant
• 2004, Bentley Publication Award
• 2004, Bentley Summer Research Grant
• 2004, Rauch Faculty Development Grant
• 2003, Bentley College Publication Award
• 2002, Bentley College Publication Award
• 1998, Association of American Geographers Middle States Division Student Paper Award.
• 1997, Buffalo World Trade Association Scholarship.
• 1995, Robert Bruce McNee Award for thesis research on multinational firms.
• 1992, Geneseo Foundation Community Service Award

Publications

Journal Articles

• Deichmann, J. I., Haughton, D. M., Li, M. (2022). Does European Union Membership result in Quality-of-Life Convergence? . Regional Science Inquiry Journal , (XIV) (1) 31-46. (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I., Grubaugh, S. G., Scholten, P. A. (2022). FDI Propensity and Geo-Cultural Interaction in Former Yugoslavia: Pairwise Analysis of Origin and Destination Countries. Eurasian Economic Review. March 1-31. (Link)
• Jaćimović, D., Deichmann, J. I., Tianping, K. (2022). Challenges of Enlargement in the Western Balkans. Trans European Policy Studies Association. January 9. (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I. (2021). Foreign Direct Investment in Turkey: Enhancing its Impact on Economic Development.. Ekonomi-tek, (10) 2 69-87. (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I., Liu, D. (2017). Determinants of International Tourism Flows to the Republic of Croatia: An SUR Analysis of Panel Data from 1993-2015.. Journal of Economic and Social Sciences, (7) 1 5-28. (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I., Eshghi, A., Haughton, D. M., Li, M. (2017). Using SOMbrero to Examine the Economic Convergence of European Countries from 2001-2013. . WSOM +2017, (Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Self-Organizing Maps and Learning Vector Quantization, Clustering and Data Visualization (WSOM+) 2017) 8. (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I., Eshghi, A., Haughton, D. M., Li, M. (2017). Socio-Economic Convergence in Europe One Decade after the EU Enlargement of 2004: Application of Self-Organizing Maps.. Eastern European Economics, (55) 3 236-260. (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I., Frempong, F. (2016). International Tourism in Ghana: A Survey Analysis of Traveler Motivations and Perceptions. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 29 176-183. (Link)
• Frempong, F., Deichmann, J. I., , . (2015). Ghanaian hospitality professionals' perceptions of international tourism impacts.. GeoJournal. 5
• Deichmann, J. I. (2015). Miami, New Orleans, London, Belfast, and Berlin: The Geography of U2's Music Lyrics. Rock Music Studies, (2) 2 32. (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I. (2014). Analysis of U2's Concert Performance Location Choice. International Business Research. 7 190-202. (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I., Senjalia, S. (2014). Domestic Perceptions of Internatonal Tourism in Croatia: A Survey Analysis. Tourism Today. 13 31-47. (Link)
• Frempong, F., Deichmann, J. I., Kpanga, C. D. (2013). Domestic Tourism Participation by Public Sector Workers: A Case Study from Accra, Ghana. Tourism Today, (12) Special Issue 91-112. (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I., Senjalia, S. R. (2013). Public Perceptions of Political and Economic Transformation in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina: A Pilot Study. Regional Science Inquiry, (V) 1 23-42. (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I., Haughton, D. M., Malgwi, C. A., Soremekun, O. (2013). Kohonen Self-Organizing Maps as a Tool for Assessing Progress toward the Millennium Development Goals.. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, (14) 3 393-419. (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I., Malgwi, C. A. (2012). The Geography of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: Mid-Point for the UN Millennium Goals of 2000. African Journal of Business and Economic Research/Adonis and Abbey Publishers, Ltd. , (7) 2-3 45-80. (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I. (2012). Historical Legacies as Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Bosnia-Herzegovina. South East European Journal of Economics and Business, (17) 1 7-18. (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I. (2010). Origin-Effects and Foreign Direct Investment in the Czech Republic: The Role of Government Promotion Abroad. Comparative Economic Studies (Palgrave), (53) 2 273-285. (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I., Malgwi, C. A. (2010). The Geography of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa at Mid-Point for the UN Millennium Goals. , (African Journal of Business and Economics Research) 72(2) 45-80.
• Deichmann, J. I. (2007). International Tourism from the Perspective of Czech Hospitality Professionals: A Pilot Study for Exploring Origin-Specific Stereotypes. E-Review of Tourism Research, (5) a (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I., Eshghi, A., Haughton, D. M., Woolford, S. W., Sayek, S. (2007). Measuring the International Digital Divide: An Application of Kohonen Self-Organizing Maps. International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, (3) 6 552-575.
• Deichmann, J. I., Eshghi, A., Haughton, D. M., Masnaghetti, M., Teebagy, N., Sayek, S. (2006). Determinants of the international digital divide: an analysis using MARS. Journal of Global Information Technology Management, (9) 4 47-71.
• Deichmann, J. I., Eshghi, A., Haughton, D. M., Masnaghetti, M., Sayek, S., Topi, H. (2006). Exploring Break-points and Interaction Effects Among Predictors of International Digital Divide. Journal of Global Information Technology Management, (9) 4 47-71.
• Deichmann, J. I., Eshghi, A., Haughton, D. M., Sayek, S., Teebagy, N., Topi, H. (2006). Understanding Eurasian Convergence 1992-2000: Application of Kohonen Self-organizing Maps. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, (5) 1 72-93. (Link)
• Eshghi, A., Haughton, D. M., Topi, H., Deichmann, J. I. (2005). Digital Divide and Consumption Patterns in the U.S.: An Exploratory Investigation. Marketing Management Journal, (15) 4 108-122.
• Deichmann, J. I., Karidis, S. (2005). Special Economic Zones and Foreign Direct Investment in Poland. Applied Economics Quarterly, (51) 1 83-106.
• Deichmann, J. I. (2004). The Origins of Foreign Direct Investment in Poland, 1989-2001. Journal of Business and Economic Studies, (10) 1 12-28. Forthcoming.
• Haughton, D. M., Deichmann, J. I., Eshghi, A., Sayek, S., Teebagy, N., Topi, H. (2003). A review of software packages for data mining. American Statistician, (57) 4 290-309.
• Deichmann, J. I., Eshghi, A., Haughton, D. M., Sayek, S., Teebagy, N., Topi, H. (2003). Foreign Direct Investment in the Eurasian Transition States. Eastern European Economics, (41) 1 5-34.
• Deichmann, J. I., Sayek, S., Karidis, S. (2003). Foreign Direct Investment in Turkey: Regional Determinants. Applied Economics.
• Deichmann, J. I., Eshghi, A., Haughton, D. M., Sayek, S., Teebagy, N., Topi, H. (2003). Geography Matters: Kohonen Classification of Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Economies. Journal of Business Strategies, (20) 1 23-44.
• Deichmann, J. I., Eshghi, A., Haughton, D. M., Sayek, S., Teebagy, N., Topi, H. (2002). Application of Multiple Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS) in Direct Response Modeling. Journal of Interactive Marketing, (16) 4 15-27.
• Deichmann, J. I. (2002). International Tourism and the Sensitivities of Central Prague's Residents. Journal of Tourism Studies, (13) 2 41-52.
• Deichmann, J. I. (2002). The Spatial Distribution of Foreign Direct Investment in Poland: An Integrated Methodology. Current Politics and Economics of Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, (17) 3 193-206.
• Deichmann, J. I. (2001). Distribution of Foreign Direct Investment among Transition Economies in Central and Eastern Europe. Post-Soviet Geography and Economics, (42) 2 142-152.
• Deichmann, J. I. (2000). Foreign Direct Investment in Canada through 1997: A Spatial Assessment of Origins and Distribution. The Pennsylvania Geographer, (XXXVIII) 1 94-112.
• Deichmann, J. I. (1998). Foreign Direct Investment in Poland: Subnational Distribution and Location Factors. Middle States Geographer, (31) 1 83-92.

Books

• Deichmann, J. I. (2021). Foreign Direct Investment in Former Yugoslavia: A Comparative Economic Geography 25 Years Later. 226. Basel: Springer Nature Publishing (Link)
• Deichmann, J. I. (2015). Passion for Place: Embracing Global Wanderlust. 398. Fairfield, Iowa: 1st World Publishing

Book Chapters

• Deichmann, J. I. (2013). Origins of Foreign Direct Investment in Croatia: Application of an Expanded Gravity Model In Anastasios Karasavvoglou and Persefoni Polychronidou, (Eds.) Balkan and Eastern European Countries in the Midst of the Global Economic Crisis. 3-21. Springer (Physica-Verlag)
• Deichmann, J. I., Haughton, D. M., Phong, N., Ting, P. S. (2001). Correlates of Living Standards: a Graphical and Statistical Analysis In Dominique Haughton, Jonathan Haughton, (Eds.) . Hanoi: UNDP and GSO