Prof. Marcelo E. Siles

Michigan State University, USA

Email: esilbol@yahoo.com

Qualifications

1992 Post Doctoral Studies, Michigan State University, USA.

1992 Ph.D., Applied Economics, Michigan State University, USA.

Major Field: Economic Development and International Finance

Minor Field: Project Appraisal

1991 M.S., Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, USA.

Specialized in Econometrics, Agricultural Finance, and Economic Development

Publications (Selected)

Books

1. El Paradigma del Capital Social, Lindon Robison, Brian Richie, Autores, Marcelo E. Siles, Patricia López-Rodriguez y Rodolfo de la Torre, Adaptadores, Editorial Catarata, Madrid, España, Julio 2019.
2. Social Capital and Poverty Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean:  Towards a New Paradigm, Raul Atria and Marcelo Siles, Compilers, United Nations Publication, Printed for United Nations, Santiago de Chile, January, 2004.
3. Capital Social y Reducción de la Pobreza en America Latina y el Caribe: En Busca de un Nuevo Paradigma, Raul Atria y Marcelo Siles, Compiladores, Impreso en Naciones Unidas, Santiago de Chile, January, 2003.

Book Chapters

1. “El Paradigma del Capital Social”, Lindon J. Robison y Marcelo E. Siles in Sobre México. Temas de Capital Social I.  Capital Social y Política Pública. Resultados Basados en la ENCASU 2006, Editores Patricia López-Rodriguez e Isidro Soloaga, Editado por: El Colegio de México y el Fondo de Cultura Económica, marzo, 2012.
2. “Social Capital and Poverty Reduction:  Towards a Mature Paradigm”, Lindon J. Robison, Marcelo E. Siles, and A. Allan Schmid, a Chapter in Social Capital and Poverty Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean:  Towards a New Paradigm, printed by United Nations, Santiago de Chile, January 2004.
3. “Introduction”, Marcelo E. Siles, Lindon J. Robison, and Scott Whiteford, a Chapter in Social Capital and Poverty Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean:  Towards a New Paradigm, printed by United Nations, Santiago de Chile, January 2004.
4. “El Paradigma del Capital Social y las Organizaciones”, Lindon J. Robison, Marcelo E. Siles, a Chapter in Capital Social: Clave para una Agenda Integral de Desarrollo, Edited by Fidel Jaramillo and María Teresa Szauer, published by Corporación Andina de Fomento, Caracas, Venezuela, November, 2003.
5. “El Capital Social y la Reducción de la Pobreza: Hacia un Paradigma Maduro,” Lindon J. Robison, Marcelo E. Siles y A. Allan Schmid, a Chapter in Capital Social y Reducción de la Pobreza en America Latina y el Caribe: En Busca de un Nuevo Paradigma, Impreso en Naciones Unidas, Santiago de Chile, January, 2003.
6. “Introducción”, Marcelo E. Siles, Lindon J. Robison, y Scott Whiteford, a Chapter in Capital Social y Reducción de la Pobreza en America Latina y el Caribe: En Busca de un Nuevo Paradigma, Impreso en Naciones Unidas, Santiago de Chile, January, 2003.
7. “Latino Youth: Converting Challenges to Opportunities”, Rudy Hernandez, Marcelo Siles, and Refugio Rochin, a Chapter in Making Latino Adolecents Visible: Building Upon Latino Diversity, New York Garland Press, January 2000.
8. “What a Latino Worker Brings to the Labor Market”, Marcelo E. Siles and Sonia Perez, a Chapter in Moving Up the Economic Ladder: Latino Workers and the Nation’s Future Prosperity, Edited by Sonia Perez, National Council of La Raza, July 2000.

Refereed Publications

1. “Funding Constraints for Latino Business Start-Ups,” Marcelo E. Siles and Rubén O. Martinez, Journal of Business Diversity, Vol. 21(3) 35-51, August 2021.
2. “Las Organizaciones y el Capital Social,” Lindon J. Robison and Marcelo E. Siles, Revista Bienestar y Politica Social, VOL. 9 NUM. 1 Primer Semestre de 2014, junio 2014. Also available in English.
3. “The Relative Importance of Selfishness and Social Capital Motives,” Lindon J. Robison, Robert Shupp, Songquing Jin, Marcelo Siles, and Tawni Ferrarini, The Journal of Socio Economics, 41 (2112) 118-127, December 2011.
4. “Social Capital and the Distribution of Household Income in the United States: 1980,
5. 1990, and 2000,” Lindon J. Robison, Marcelo E. Siles, and Songqing Jin, The Journal of Socio Economics, 40(2011) 538-547. October 2011.
6. “Export-Oriented Development, The State, and Social Capital: A Case Study of Maquiladora Production in Yucatan, Mexico,” Papers and Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conference, Volume 25, Editors Burrell E. Montz and Graham A. Tobin, October 2002.
7. “Is Social Capital Really Capital?” Lindon Robison, A. Allan Schmid, and Marcelo E. Siles, Review of Social Economy, Volume LX, Number 1, March 2002, 1,21.
8. “Social Capital and the Terms of Trade for Farmland,” Lindon J. Robison, Robert J. Myers, and Marcelo E. Siles, Review of Agricultural Economics, Spring/Summer 2002.
9. “Social Capital: A Position Paper,” Social Capital Interest Group at Michigan State University, Lindon J. Robison and Marcelo E. Siles Co-Directors, Journal of Socio-Economics 29 (2000) 579-586.
10. “Farmland Exchanges: Selection of Trading Partners, Terms of Trade, and Social Capital”, Marcelo E. Siles, Lindon J. Robison, Gary Lynne, Bruce Johnson, and David Beveridge, American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA), 2000 Journal of the ASFMRA.
11. “Social Capital and Household Income Distributions in the United States: 1980, 1990”, Lindon J. Robison and Marcelo E. Siles, Journal of Socio-Economics, 28 (1999) 43-93.
12. “The Impacts of Relationships on Customer Retention in the Banking Industry”, Steven D. Hanson, Lindon J. Robison, and Marcelo E. Siles, “Agribusiness - An International Journal”, January 1996.
13. “Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment to the United States”, Pellegrino Manfra and Marcelo E. Siles, in The U.S. & Emerging Economies, edited by Shyam S. Lodha and Roger Strang, NEBAA International Conference, October 1995.
14. “Socio Economics and the Probability of Loan Approval”, Marcelo E. Siles, Steven D. Hanson, and Lindon J. Robison, in “Review of Agricultural Economics”, September 1994.
15. “Lender-Customer Relationships and Loyalty”, Marcelo E. Siles, Lindon J. Robison and Steven D. Hanson, “Bank Marketing”, January 1994.
16. “Customer Relationships and Advertising”, Marcelo E. Siles, Lindon J. Robison, and Steven D. Hanson, “Bank Marketing”, December 1993.