Overview
- The 2024 edition named Astrid Estrella Entebi Michan first place in the undergraduate thesis category and Susan W. Parker, Fernanda Márquez Padilla Casar, and Tom Saul Vogl first place in research.
- Prize allocations included 500,000 MXN for the top research paper, two jury-designated research second-place prizes of 200,000 MXN each plus an honorable mention, and 200,000 MXN for the top thesis with 150,000 MXN for second place.
- Additional recognitions went to Alexa Nathalia Uribe Villegas as thesis runner-up and to Horacio Reyes Rocha as a research second-place awardee.
- The competition drew 34 submissions—11 theses and 23 research papers—from 40 participants representing 27 institutions.
- Banamex CEO Manuel Romo emphasized evidence-based analysis as vital for guiding policy and urged directing national resources to maximize Mexico’s economic potential.