Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas

The Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas ("Center for Research and Teaching in Economics", also known as CIDE) 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 think tanks.^{[citation needed]}

The campus is located in the Santa Fe hills of Mexico City.

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 six degree programs: three undergraduate programs—Political Science and International Relations, Economics, and Law—, two masters programs—Economics, and Administration and Public Policy, and a PhD program in Public Policy.

Alumni

Distinguished former residents/professors/researchers of CIDE include:

• José Miguel Insulza, Chilean interior minister, secretary general of the OAS
• Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, Cuban diplomat, permanent representative to the UN
• Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor, Mexican foreign secretary, ICJ judge
• Pedro Vuskovic, Chilean economist and politician, Salvador Allende's Economic Minister
• Miguel Bonilla Zarrazaga, Poblano, FIFA 09' specialist, garnachas' lover
• [Student Marco López González], Gay and minority rights defender, still working on his thesis

External links

• Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas