Anwar Shaikh, professor of Economics was the recipient of a honorary degree from the National University of San Marcos for his noteworthy contribution to political economy with publications related to theory of labor markets, the theory of crisis, and the theory of international trade.

The National University of San Marcos is a public university in Lima, Peru. It was chartered in 1551 by a Royal Decree signed by Charles I of Spain as the Royal and Pontifical University of the City of the Kings of Lima, which makes it the oldest officially established university in the Americas, and as such, one of the oldest universities in the world. Professor Shaikh’s honor was part of the universities 458th anniversary celebration.