David D. Hale (United States, November 22, 1951 – October 19, 2015) was an American economist and author. He was a member of the

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, and a recipient of the William F Butler Award from the National Association for Business Economics.William F Butler Award: http://www.nyabe.org/awards.htm Hale held a B.Sc. degree in international economic affairs from the

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) is the school of international relations at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. It is considered to be one of the world's leading international affairs schools, granting degrees at both ...

and a M.Sc. degree in economic history from the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

Personal life

David Hale was born in Vermont, USA. He was married to Lyric Hughes Hale, an American entrepreneur who founded China Online. They had five children.

Career

Hale is known for his work in macro-economic analysis and policy. He was a global economist for Kemper Financial Services, Zurich Financial Services and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. He lectured at the

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, the Fortune Global CEO Conference, and the National Association of Governors. Hale testified before U.S. congressional committees on domestic and international economic policy issues, advised the US Department of Defense, and conducted briefings for senior officials in the executive branch, including former President George W. Bush.

Media

Hale was a contributor to ''

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'', the ''

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'' , the

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, the

Australian Financial Review ''The Australian Financial Review'' (abbreviated to the ''AFR'') is an Australian business-focused, compact daily newspaper covering the current business and economic affairs of Australia and the world. The newspaper is based in Sydney, New Sou ...

Harvard Business Review ''Harvard Business Review'' (''HBR'') is a general management magazine published by Harvard Business Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard University. ''HBR'' is published six times a year and is headquartered in Brighton, Massach ...

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, National Interest and Central Banking. He was also a regular guest on radio and television programs, in Europe, Asia, Australia and the United States

Memberships and awards

Hale is a member of the National Association for Business Economics,

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, National Business Economics Issue Council, Academic Advisory Board of the

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (informally the Chicago Fed) is one of twelve regional Reserve Banks that, along with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, make up the United States' central bank. The Chicago Reserve Bank serves the Sevent ...

, and Competitive Markets Advisory Council of the

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. 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'. Other recipients have included Paul Volcker,

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, Lawrence Klein,

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, and

Otto Eckstein Otto Eckstein (August 1, 1927 – March 22, 1984) was a German-American economist. He was a key developer and proponent of the theory of core inflation , which proposed that in determining accurate metrics of long run inflation, the transitory pri ...

Publications

* What's Next: Unconventional Wisdom on the Future of the World Economy. David Hale and Lyric Hughes Hale. 2011.What's Next: http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300170313 Yale University Press. .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hale, David 1951 births 2015 deaths 21st-century American economists American business writers Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics