The CIES Annual Research Contest is the only national social science research contest whose objective is to promote research applied to public policy that allows to obtain results and policy recommendations for the analysis, design, validation and/or reformulation of public policies of the Central Government and the Regional Governments, and of Corporate Social Responsibility Programs. Likewise, it allows to enrich the analysis of the social, economic and environmental problems studied in order to facilitate the development of public policies and programs that promote equity and inclusion, with a focus on rights, among others.