Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas


The Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas is a Mexican center of research and higher education, specialized in the fields of social sciences, with an international-grade level of excellence. It is financed with public resources. It is considered one of Mexico's top think tanks.
The admission process is one of the hardest of Mexico and Latin America with admission rates around the 0.19 and 0.23% for bachelor's degrees.
The main campus is located in the Santa Fe hills of Mexico City, with another campus in the city of Aguascalientes in the north-central region of Mexico.

Academic Organization

CIDE has six academic divisions: Economics, Public Administration, International Studies, Political Studies, Legal Studies, and History.
The center's organizational structure reflects its pluralistic roots and its orientation towards promoting leadership and innovation. This flexibility allows faculty and alumni to pursue both individual interests and institutional priorities related to CIDE's three core functions: teaching, research, and outreach to the public and decision makers.

Faculty

The diverse faculty at CIDE form a research community. Investigative work combines scientific rigor with social relevance; it aims to address the challenges Mexico faces. The academic staff is both Mexican and foreign and the majority are registered with the National System of Researchers.

Academic programs

CIDE currently offers five undergraduate programs
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Five full-time masters programs
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Two half time masters programs
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Two PhD programs in
Distinguished former/current residents/professors/researchers of CIDE include: