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Diane Coyle (born February 1961) is an

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and a former advisor to the UK Treasury. She was vice-chairman of the

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, the governing body of the

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, and was a member of the UK

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from 2001 until 2019. Since March 2018, she has been the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the

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, co-directing the Bennett Institute.

Early life

Coyle was born in

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, and attended Bury Grammar School for Girls, where a teacher engaged her "very sceptical and mathematical" mind with the logical way of thinking required in economics. She did her undergraduate studies at

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, reading philosophy, politics, and economics, before gaining an MA and a PhD in Economics from

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, graduating in 1985, her thesis was titled ''The dynamic behaviour of employment (wages, contracts, productivity, business cycle)''.

Career

Diane Coyle at work with Apple laptop-9Oct2009

Coyle was an economist at the UK Treasury from 1985 to 1986, and later became the European Editor of ''

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'' between 1993 and 2001 and economics editor of ''

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''. She has written a series of books focused on educating people about different aspects of economics. She has said that her first book, ''The Weightless World'' (1997), was a contribution to the creation of a radical centre. Another book explores concepts of "enoughness" and sustainability. Coyle was also a member of the UK's

from 2001 to 2009, a member of the

Royal Economic Society The Royal Economic Society (RES) is a professional association that promotes the study of economic science in academia, government service, banking, industry, and public affairs. Originally established in 1890 as the British Economic Association, ...

, previously a member of the UK Border Agency's

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from 2009 to 2014, and a fellow of the

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. Coyle was previously a presenter on

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and was a member of the

from November 2006 until April 2015. On 7 April 2011 the Queen approved Coyle's appointment as the Vice-Chairman of the

, the governing body of the

...
. She also has been contributing regularly to

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since 2017. Coyle has praised the news coverage of the BBC, saying "I've always valued the BBC, not least as the best provider of news coverage in the world. Its impartiality and comprehensive coverage underpin its vital civic role." However, in 2009 she was critical of the BBC's programming, stating "Viewers are becoming increasingly cynical and disappointed by the programmes offered by the BBC and the UK's other main TV channels." "Among the negative comments there are complaints about a lack of variety, too much soap or costume drama…disappointment about old series being brought back and a degree of cynicism over 'rehashing' and ripping off old ideas". She was a professor of economics at the

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from 2014 to 2018. Since March 2018, she has been the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the

, co-directing the Bennett Institute. Coyle was critical of the economics profession in 2021 due to its lack of diversity, and she is critical of Universal Basic Income as an idea. Coyle is managing director of Enlightenment Economics, an economic consultancy to large corporate clients and international organisations, specialising in new technologies and globalisation. She was employed by

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on its stakeholder advisory panel. Following her Indigo Prize-winning essay on radically replacing GDP measurements, Coyle now leads the Six Capitals research project, funded by LetterOne, at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at

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; the project was inaugurated in January 2019 and explores social and

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."Beyond GDP – Cambridge research project explores new measures for the 21st century economy"
Bennett Institute for Public Policy,

. 8 January 2019. At the 2018 New Year Honours, Coyle received the award of Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ( CBE) for her contributions to economics.

Personal life

She is married to

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' Technology Correspondent

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. The couple have two sons and live in

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, London.

Honours

In the

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, Coyle was appointed

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

(OBE) "for services to economics". She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2013. In 2016, Coyle was elected a

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(FAcSS). In 2017, Coyle and Benjamin Mitra-Kahn won the inaugural

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, along with co-winner economics professor Jonathan Haskel, for submitting the best hypothetical plans to overhaul GDP as an economic measurement as economies move more into the digital and information age. Coyle was appointed

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

(CBE) in the 2018 New Year Honours for "services to Economics and the Public Understanding of Economics".

Published works

* ''Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is, and What It Should Be'' (October 2021). Princeton University Press, * ''Markets, States, and People: Economics for Public Policy'' (January 2020). Princeton University Press, * ''GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History'' (January 2014). Princeton University Press, * ''The Economics of Enough: How to Run the Economy as If the Future matters'' (2011). Princeton University Press, * ''The Soulful Science: What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters'' (2007). Princeton University Press, * ''Sex, Drugs and Economics: An Unconventional Introduction to Economics'' (2002). Texere, * ''Paradoxes of Prosperity: Why the New Capitalism Benefits All'' (2001). Texere, * ''Governing the World Economy'' (2000). Polity, * ''The Weightless World'' (1997). MIT Press,

References

External links

Competition Commission biography

Biography at LSE's economics department

Diane Coyle articles at Prospect magazine

Diane Coyle lecture
to the

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September 2006 podcast interview re mobile phones in Africa
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