 Hale is a regular guest on radio and television programs, in Europe, Asia, Australia and the United States

Hale is a member of the National Association for Business Economics, New York Society of Security Analysts, National Business Economics Issue Council, Academic Advisory Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Competitive Markets Advisory Council of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York and Chicago, and member of the Australian American Leadership Dialogue.In September 1990, the New York chapter of the National Association of Business Economists conferred upon Hale, the William F. Butler Award, for making ‘an outstanding contribution to the field’.