THE FREE THINKTANK: Interview with Professor Diane Coyle

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Diane Coyle is Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester and Founder of Enlightenment Economics. In addition to that, she is a Fellow of the Office for National Statistics and a Member of the Natural Capital Committee. Furthermore, she is the author of several books, including GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History (2014), The Economics of Enough (2011) and The Soulful Science (2007), Sex, Drugs and Economics (2002), Paradoxes of Prosperity (2001), Governing the World Economy (2000) and The Weightless World (1997). In this interview, we have touched on a wide range of topics from her time as Vice-Chair of the BBC Trust, to her favourite books, spoiler alert – one of them is The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir. It has been a pleasure to interview Diane and we hope you enjoy reading about her journey.