Jimmy Martinez-Correa

Jimmy Martinez-Correa is an Associate Professor in Applied Economics at the Copenhagen Business School (CBS). His research focuses on decision-making under risk, uncertainty, and ambiguity, with significant contributions to experimental economics, behavioral finance, and risk management. He has published in top-tier journals like the Journal of Financial Economics and Journal of Money, Credit and Banking.

• PhD: Risk Management & Insurance (Georgia State University, 2012)
• M.A. & B.A.: Economics (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia)

His research spans behavioral economics, econometrics, and machine learning applications for causal analysis. Recent work examines index insurance welfare consequences, bankruptcy reorganization incentives, and mortgage run-off behavioral responses.

Key recent publications include:

• 2025 – Welfare Consequences of the Compound Risks of Index Insurance
• 2022 – Measuring the Ex-ante Incentive Effects of Creditor Control Rights
• 2022 – Responses to Eliminating Saving Commitments: Evidence from Mortgage Run-offs

He has received the Sapere Aude Young Research Talent grant from the Danish Government and is affiliated with:

• Center for Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR), Georgia State University
• Pension Research Center (PeRCent), CBS
• Danish Finance Institute

His work integrates field experiments, econometric modeling, and behavioral insights to address practical policy and financial challenges. Current research explores ambiguity preferences, household risk management, and criminal behavior through field experiments.