Juan Mendoza Rodriguez

Juan Mendoza Rodriguez is an Associate Professor at the Department of Accounting within the School of Business and Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He holds a PhD from VU Amsterdam (2014) and specializes in regulatory compliance, tax evasion, and environmental policy intersections. His research explores behavioral responses to regulatory frameworks, with notable work on Colombia's peace process impacts on deforestation and organizational compliance dynamics.

Education:

• PhD in Accounting, VU Amsterdam (2014)

Research Interests: Focuses on self-regulation mechanisms, regulatory distrust effects, and policy implementation challenges. Combines statistical analysis with field experiments to study opportunism in public administration and corporate contexts.

Recent Contributions: Published in Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, Environmental Research Letters, and Journal of Accounting Research. Current work emphasizes regulatory feedback systems and peace process environmental impacts.

Advising: Supervised 2 PhD theses. Active in data analytics education through courses like 'Data Analytics for Accounting and Control.'