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# Diane Coyle

(1961)   Economist

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Diane Coyle is an economist.

## Quick Facts About Diane Coyle

Born February 12, 1961

Profession Economist

## About Diane Coyle

economist... \| Dame Diane Coyle is a British economist. Since March 2018, she has been the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, co-directing the Bennett Institute.

##  Quotes by Diane Coyle

> [If you don’t want to cry about the state of the economy, why not laugh instead? This book is an ideal introduction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-coyle/if-you-don-t-want-to-cry-about-the-state-of-the-economy-why-not-laugh/)

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> [The Bankers' New Clothes makes a simple, powerful argument: that banks need to raise more capital. It is entirely persuasive that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-coyle/the-bankers-new-clothes-makes-a-simple-powerful-argument-that-banks/)

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> [To start with, anybody who would like the world to be a better place should be able to think like an economist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-coyle/to-start-with-anybody-who-would-like-the-world-to-be-a-better-place/)

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