David Andrew Singer

David Andrew Singer is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at MIT. Professor Singer studies international political economy, with a focus on international financial regulation, the influence of global capital flows on government policymaking, international institutions and governance, and the political economy of central banking. He is the author of Regulating Capital: Setting Standards for the International Financial System (Cornell University Press, 2007) as well as articles in International Organization, Journal of Politics, and International Studies Quarterly. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies.

Professor Singer is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. in 2004. Before joining the MIT faculty, he was Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame (2004-2006), and also worked in corporate finance and technology venture development.

Publications

The Global Financial Crisis: Lessons and Opportunities for International Political Economy (with Layna Mosley).
International Interactions, forthcoming
International Institutions and Domestic Compensation: The IMF and the Politics of Capital Account Liberalization (with Bumba Mukherjee).
American Journal of Political Science , forthcoming
The Subprime Accountability Deficit and the Obstacles to International Standards Setting. Global Governance 15 (Jan-Mar. 2009).
Exchange Rate Proclamations and Inflation-Fighting Credibility (with Alexandra Guisinger). International Organization, forthcoming.
Financial Regulation, Monetary Policy, and Inflation in the Industrialized World (with Mark Copelovitch).
Journal of Politics 70, July 2008, pp. 663-680.
Kellogg/Notre Dame Award for Best Paper in Comparative Politics, MPSA, 2007
Taking Stock Seriously: Equity Market Performance, Government Policy, and Financial Globalization (with Layna Mosley).
International Studies Quarterly 52, June 2008, pp.405-425.
Monetary Institutions, Partisanship, and Inflation Targeting (with Bumba Mukherjee).
International Organization 62, Spring 2008, pp. 323-358.
Regulating Capital: Setting Standards for the International Financial System.
Cornell University Press, 2007.
Capital Rules: The Domestic Politics of International Regulatory Harmonization.
International Organization 58, Summer 2004, pp. 531–565.

Working Papers

Migrant Remittances and Exchange Rate Regimes in the Developing World .
Under review.
Capital Punishment? International Creditors and Fiscal Discipline in Developing Countries (with Mark Copelovitch).
In preparation.