The Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas ("Center for Research and Teaching in Economics"; CIDE) is a Mexican center of research and higher education, specialized in the fields of

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, with an international-grade level of excellence. It is financed with public resources. It has been consistently included in the Global Go To Think Tank reports as one of Mexico's top ten

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, University of Pennsylvania. The main campus is located in the Santa Fe hills of

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, with another campus in the city of Aguascalientes in the north-central region of Mexico.

Academic Organization

CIDE has seven academic divisions: Economics, Public Administration, International Studies, Political Studies, Legal Studies, History and Multidisciplinary Studies. 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 four undergraduate programs
Political Science and International RelationsEconomicsLawPublic Policy
Six full-time masters programs
EconomicsPublic Administration and PolicyEnvironmental EconomicsPolitical ScienceInternational HistoryMethods for Public Policy Analysis
Two half time masters programs
Public ManagementJournalism and Public Policy
Three PhD programs in
Public PolicyPolitical ScienceApplied History

Distinguished Faculty

Distinguished former/current residents/professors/researchers of CIDE include: *

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, Chilean interior minister,

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* Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, Cuban diplomat, United Nations Permanent Representative * Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor, Mexican foreign secretary,

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judge * Pedro Vuskovic, Chilean economist and politician, Economics Minister under

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* Javier Laynez Potizek, Mexican jurist, Justice at the Second Chamber of the

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Arturo Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea Arturo Fernando Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea (born August 9, 1959) is a Mexican lawyer who has been a member of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation since December 2009. Since January 2, 2019, he is the President of the Court (Chief Justic ...

, Mexican jurist, Justice at the First Chamber of the

* Ana Laura Magaloni Kerpel, Mexican jurist, Congresswoman at the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City * Leticia Bonifaz Alfonzo, Mexican jurist, President of the Human Rights Direction at the

* Eduardo Sojo, Mexican economist and politician. * Max Diener Sala, Mexican jurist, Tax Attorney General of Mexico. * Jean Meyer, Mexican historian. * Kurt Unger, Economist. * David Miklos, Mexican writer. * Reyes Rodríguez Mondragón, Mexican jurist, Former Dean of the CIDE Law School, Judge at the Superior Chamber of The Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary

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