Jimena Rico-Straffon

Biography

Jimena is an Economics PhD student at UCSB, interested in the intersection between Environment and Development Economics. She previously worked at the Economic Research Division of Mexico's Central Bank conducting research on Labor, Inequality, and Monetary Policy. Jimena has a Master of Public Policy from Duke University where she conducted research on the forest loss impacts of logging certification and protected areas in Peru and Cameroon. She also worked for the Mexican Ministry of Environment and a private consulting firm. Jimena also holds a B.A. in Economics from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

Selected Publications

Rico-Straffon, J., Wang, Z., Panlasigui, S., Swenson, J., Loucks, C.J. & Pfaff, A. (2023). “Forest Concessions & Eco-Certifications in the Peruvian Amazon: Deforestation Impacts of Logging Rights & Restrictions,” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 118, 102789

Panlasigui, S., Rico-Straffon, J., Pfaff, A., Swenson, J., & Loucks, C.J (2018). “Impacts of certification, uncertified concessions, and protected areas on forest loss in Cameroon, 2000 to 2013,” Biological Conservation.