M.I.T. Professor Singer

M.I.T. Professor Singer discusses regulation of financial markets
October 13, 2009. On the invitation of the U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt, David Singer, Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, gave a presentation on "Regulating Capital: Setting New Standards for the International Financial System" at the American Chamber of Commerce of Germany (AmCham) to members of the Financial Services Committee.  Thereafter Prof. Singer joined Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs at U.S. Embassy Berlin, Robert Pollard, in a discussion of the topic with professors and Ph.D. candidates at Frankfurt University’s House of Finance.   Singer shed light on the extremely complex and fragmented financial regulatory system in the U.S. and assessed the prospects for reform on a national and international level.