Juan Miguel Jiménez

I am a PhD Candidate in Economics at the Vancouver School of Economics (University of British Columbia). My research fields are political and environmental economics. Download my CV.


Research

Publications

Power Plays in the Jungle: Political Alignment and Environmental Degradation in Colombia
(with Lizeth Molina, and Santiago Saavedra)
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Volume 138, June 2026, 103335

Voy a la ciudad, voy a trabajar? Land opportunity costs on rural to urban climatic migration and its effect on income
Documentos CEDE-Universidad de los Andes, 2019

Working Papers

Rebel Governance and Development: The Persistent Effects of Guerrillas in El Salvador
(with Antonella Bandiera, Lelys Dinarte, Sandra Rozo, and Micaela Sviatschi)
Revise and resubmit at The Review of Economic Studies

When Nature Has Agency: Traditional Worldviews and Contemporary Environmental Conservation
(with Bart Bonikowski, Nathan Nunn, Oscar Stuhler and Satish Wasti)
Revise and resubmit at Evolution and Human Behavior

Little Nomads: Economic and Social Impacts of Migration on Children
(with Magdalena Cortina, and Sandra Rozo)
World Bank Group Policy Research Working Paper

Work in Progress

Land as a Path to Peace? Property Rights Restoration and Economic Development after Conflict
Draft available upon request

Legal Personality for Bodies of Nature as a New Way of Environmental Protection

Dry Rights, Rising Inequality: Water Rights, Scarcity, and Asset Accumulation in Chile
(with Felipe Sepulveda)

Burning Votes? Electoral Consequences of Fires and Air Pollution in the Brazilian Amazon
(with Tiago Bonomo, and Claudio Ferraz)
Draft available upon request

Land Transferability and Agricultural Productivity in Vietnam under Doi Moi Reforms
(with Nhi Cao, Prerna Kundu, and Hector Paredes)

International Migration and Housing Prices: Crime or Investment?
(with Daniel M Angel, and Lukas Delgado)
Draft available upon request