CIDE

Name

CIDE

Legal name

Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C.

Website

https://cide.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ciudad de México (Santa Fe)

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a public research center part of the Sistema Nacional de Centros Públicos (SNCP), CIDE receives operational funding from the Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación (SECIHTI). This covers core academic operations, research activities, and institutional administration.
2. Self-generated Resources: CIDE generates additional revenue through continuing education programs (diplomados, cursos, seminarios), which charge tuition fees. These programs include specialized offerings in areas like public policy, economics, and professional development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CIDE is a Mexican public research center and higher education institution specializing exclusively in social sciences. It delivers undergraduate (Licenciaturas), master's (Maestrías), and doctoral programs across nine academic divisions, alongside continuing education programs (diplomados, courses, and seminars) targeted at professionals and public sector officials. CIDE also produces peer-reviewed research and academic journals, and contributes to evidence-based policymaking in Mexico.

Product overview

CIDE (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas) is a Mexican public research and education institution in social sciences, part of the National System of Public Centers (SNCP) under SECIHTI. The institution operates through a platform-plus-modules architecture offering standardized academic degree programs (4 undergraduate degrees, 7 master's degrees, 3 doctoral programs) alongside a portfolio of approximately 10+ continuing education programs (diplomados, courses, seminars). The academic portfolio is organized across nine research divisions: Administración Pública, Economía, Economía Aplicada, Estudios Internacionales, Estudios Jurídicos, Estudios Multidisciplinarios, Estudios sobre el Desarrollo, Estudios Políticos, and Historia. Programs span public policy, economics, law, political science, international studies, and history. Continuing education includes specialized programs in emerging technologies (Fintech, Generative AI), public management, political communication, and security studies. CIDE has two campuses: Santa Fe in Mexico City and Región Centro in Aguascalientes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licenciatura en Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales (LCPyRI) Undergraduate program studying political, economic, and social issues at national and international levels, offered jointly by the División de Estudios Políticos and División de Estudios Internacionales.
• Licenciatura en Derecho (LD) Undergraduate program training lawyers through systemic case analysis and problem-solving, with theoretical foundations for complex legal problem resolution.
• Licenciatura en Economía (LE) Undergraduate program conducting research and teaching in economics relevant to Mexico's economic, scientific, and educational development.
• Licenciatura en Políticas Públicas (LPP) Multidisciplinary undergraduate program at Región Centro focused on training professionals for analysis and solution of complex public policy problems in Mexico.
• Maestría en Administración y Políticas Públicas (MAPP) Master's program training specialists in public affairs capable of professional development in governments, academia, private sector, social organizations, and international institutions.
• Maestría en Ciencia Política (MCP) Master's program offering broad and modern vision of political science, organized around central problems of political life with solid theoretical foundation and rigorous methodological training.
• Maestría en Desarrollo Económico (MDE) Master's program preparing students for complex contemporary economic and social problems through critical analysis and innovative solutions, with heterodox approach beyond conventional economic theory.
• Maestría en Economía (ME) Master's program designed with international standards for solid training of specialists in main fields of economics, enabling professional development in public sector, private enterprise, social organizations, international institutions, and academia.
• Maestría en Gestión Pública (MGP) Professionalizing master's program of high academic rigor allowing combination of work activities with study, offered in hybrid modality over 20 months (3 semesters and summer).
• Maestría en Historia Internacional (MHI) Master's program reflecting thematic and methodological plurality of CIDE's research faculty, training historians in renewed historiography in permanent dialogue with other social sciences.
• Maestría en Métodos para el Análisis de Políticas Públicas (METPOL) Master's program at Región Centro focused on training professionals capable of formulating evidence for public policy, from instrument design for data collection to action formulation and evaluation.
• Doctorado en Ciencia Política (DCP) Doctoral program with significant comparative advantages in Latin America and Spain, adopting broad and modern vision of the discipline organized around central problems of political life.
• Doctorado en Historia Aplicada (DHA) Innovative doctoral program consolidating CIDE's commitment to Mexico's social and political development, with no national or international rival.
• Doctorado en Políticas Públicas (DPP) High-quality doctoral program training specialists in public affairs capable of analyzing complex problems and proposing pertinent and feasible solutions.
• Diplomado en Inteligencia, Seguridad Nacional y Desarrollo Hybrid continuing education program providing fundamental knowledge on planning, management, and direction of intelligence services for national security in Mexico.
• Diplomado en Comunicación Política y Campañas Electorales Online continuing education program training professionals to design, implement, and evaluate political communication strategies in democratic, polarized, and highly mediated contexts, with emphasis on AI tools for campaign optimization.
• Diplomado en Análisis Político Estratégico Virtual continuing education program providing analytical perspective on Mexico's democratic institutional framework and contemporary political scenario.
• Diplomado Gobierno, Gestión y Políticas Públicas Online continuing education program providing innovative methodologies and tools in public management and policy for improved performance in work areas.
• Diplomado Innovación, Regulación y Nuevos Modelos de Negocios en Tecnología Financiera (Fintech) Hybrid continuing education program training professionals to understand, develop, and manage Fintech projects in Mexico, covering blockchain, AI, big data, open finance, and regulatory compliance.
• Escuela de Métodos Continuing education program coordinated by División de Administración Pública offering methodological training for quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Curso de Estadística y Econometría Aplicada Continuing education course teaching practical statistical and econometric tools using Stata for solving real organizational problems.
• Curso Introducción a la IA Generativa

Quantifiable outcome

• One of top 3 economics departments in Mexico
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UNU-CRIS (United Nations University - Comparative Regional Integration Studies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIDE signed a collaboration agreement with UNU-CRIS for joint research activities, academic exchange, and knowledge sharing in the field of regional integration and development studies.
• CONAHCYT (Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIDE operates as part of the National System of Public Research Centers (SNCP) under CONAHCYT, receiving institutional recognition and support for research activities.
• SECIHTI (Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIDE belongs to the Sistema Nacional de Centros Públicos (SNCP) under SECIHTI, which provides government funding and institutional oversight for research and education activities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Instituto Mora: A Mexican public research center focused on history and social sciences, with graduate programs. Shares the same CONAHCYT public research center status and federal funding model as CIDE.
• ITAM (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México): A leading private Mexican university with elite economics, political science, and law programs. Comparable in size, academic reputation, and graduate-program portfolio; competes directly with CIDE for top economics and policy students in Mexico.
• FLACSO México: Latin American Social and Public Faculty — a regional social science graduate institution with a Mexico campus offering master's and doctoral programs in public policy, political science, and social sciences. Closely comparable in mission, audience, and public-sector orientation.
• CIESAS (Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social): A Mexican public research center, also part of Mexico's CONAHCYT system, with social science research and graduate programs. Operates a multi-campus network similar to CIDE and shares the same federal funding model.
• El Colegio de México (COLMEX): Mexico's most prestigious social sciences and humanities research center, with a similar public-research-center status, graduate-program focus, and CONAHCYT recognition. CIDE and COLMEX are the two flagship social-science research institutions in Mexico.

Others

• London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE): A leading global institution focused on social sciences, economics, and public policy. Comparable in academic DNA to CIDE and a relevant benchmark for research output, faculty quality, and policy-program development.
• Sciences Po: A leading international social sciences and public affairs university in France, comparable in mission (policy, economics, political science, law) to CIDE at a global level. Serves as an aspirational benchmark for internationalization and policy-program design.

Emerging players

• Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) - Región Centro peer set: EGAP (Tecnológico de Monterrey): Tec de Monterrey's School of Public Policy, focused on rigorous quantitative public policy research and graduate training. Comparable to CIDE's Región Centro METPOL program in methodology and policy focus, but operating in the private university ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• EGADE Business School (Tecnológico de Monterrey): Mexico's leading private business school offering master's programs in public policy, finance, and economics. Competes with CIDE in master's-level continuing education and professional diplomados for working professionals.
• UNAM (Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales / Facultad de Economía): Mexico's largest public university with faculties covering economics, political science, law, and international relations. A broader incumbent that competes with CIDE for graduate students and faculty, though UNAM's social science offering is only a small fraction of a much larger institution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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