2023
Top 5 Most Cited Authors in Business in the World, SSRN rankings, https://hq.ssrn.com/rankings/Ranking_display.cfm?RequestTimeout=5000&TRN_gID=2&TMY_gID=10&runid=76266, United States of America
2014
Second or Third Most Cited Researcher in the World in the area of Business and Economics, starting on November 2004 to date, Essential Science Indicators Index, http//www.in-cites.com/top/
2009
Chevalier de La Legion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honor), award granted by the President of France for 20 years of work, merit and integrity
2007
All Star Paper, Prize given to "Investor Protection and Corporate Governance," for achieving a high number of citations since publication, Journal of Financial Economics
2004
Research Opportunities in Math and Economics, Yale University, Summer Grant 2004., Yale University
2004
Yale Center for International and Area Studies, Faculty Research Grant 2004-2005., Yale University
2002
100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow 2003, selected by the World Economic Forum's Management Board as one of the "100 outstanding international leaders for business and society in 2003.", World Economic Forum, Switzerland
2000
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Faculty Research Grant 1996-1997 and 1999-2000., Harvard University
2000
Jensen Prize for Best Papers of the Journal of Financial Economics in the Areas of Corporate Finance and Organizations 2000, second prize given to "Investor Protection and Corporate Governance.", Journal of Financial Economics
1999
Brattle Prize of the Journal of Finance for Distinguished Paper 1999, given to "Corporate Ownership Around the World", American Finance Association
1996
National Award of Law and Economics 1996, first prize given to "Privatization in the United States", National Association of Law and Economics, Mexico
1996
Tinker Field Research Grant, Junior Faculty Award
1995
Wells Prize for the Best Dissertation in Economics, 1995. Thesis: Privatization and Restructuring., Harvard University
1994
Roger F. Murray Prizegiven to "Determinants of Privatization Prices", The Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance, United States of America
1994
Dean's Faculty Research Grant, Harvard Kennedy School
1994
Five-year Prize Fellowship, 1989-1994., Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), Mexico
1993
Harvard Field Research Grant, Committee on Latin American and Iberian Studies
1989
Highest Honorary Mention and Diploma (Summa Cum Laude), Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM)
1989
Distinction in Teaching Award, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM)
2023
International Research Grant of100,000 euros, European Commission, Directorate General for European Anti-Fraud Office, (joint with O. Lopez-Foronda and J. Gallud)
2019
International Research Project EUMODFRAUD (EU proposal 878513 – Hercule III 2019 Legal Training and Studies, HERCULE-2019-LT-AG, approved in 2019, 2nd November 19 de November, 2019 by EUROPEAN COMMISSION within the EU PROJECT H2020 and Hercules III Program.International Research Project EUMODFRAUD (EU proposal 878513 – Hercule III 2019 Legal Training and Studies, HERCULE-2019-LT-AG, approved in 2019, 2nd November 19 de November, 2019 by EUROPEAN COMMISSION within the EU PROJECT H2020 and Hercule