King Juan Carlos Prize in Economics, December 2018. Wiki.

Bernhard Harms Prize, Kiel Institute for the World Economy. October 2018.

Adam Smith Award, National Association of Business Economists, September 2018.

William F. Butler Award, New York Association for Business Economists, September 2017.

The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds, Thompson Reuters, 2014.

Carlos Diaz-Alejandro Prize, Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, October 2014.

Doctor Honoris Causa, University of the Basque Country, Spain, 2013.

Master of Arts Honoris Causa, Harvard University, 2012.

Alice Gorlin Award for Excellence in Economics, 2011.

Arthur Ross Book Award, Council on Foreign Relations, September 2011.

Paul A. Samuelson Award, TIAA-CREF Institute Award, January 2010.

Independent Publisher Book Awards, Gold Medal in Finance/Economics 2010.

H.B. Earhart Fellow, Earhart Foundation, 1980-1981.

President's Fellow, Columbia University, 1978 - 1979

Phi Beta Kappa, Florida International University Chapter.

Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Florida International University, 1978.

Other recognition

Highly Cited Researchers, Thomson Reuters, 2014. Essential Science IndicatorsSM from Thomson Reuters selected as a Fast-Moving Front paper- (most-cited paper) in the research area of Economics & Business, 2004, and 2010.

Wealth Manager, The Top 50 Women in Wealth, 2010 and 2011 and Strategist of the Month, December 2008.

Foreign Policy, Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010, 2011.
Bloomberg Markets Most Influential 50 in Finance, September 2011.

Florida International University Torch Award for Outstanding Achievement, 2011.