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 Diane Coyle, OBE (born February 1961), is an economist and a former advisor to the UK Treasury. She is Vice-Chairman of the BBC Trust, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and was a member of the UK Competition Commission until its termination in April 2014. She is a part-time professor at the University of Manchester.

Coyle was born in Bury, Lancashire,[4][5] and attended a grammar school, where a teacher engaged her "very sceptical and mathematical" mind with the logical way of thinking required in economics.[5] She did her undergraduate studies at Brasenose College, Oxford, reading philosophy, politics, and economics, before gaining an MA and a PhD in Economics from Harvard University, graduating in 1985[6][7] with thesis titled The dynamic behaviour of employment (wages, contracts, productivity, business cycle).

Coyle was an economist at the UK Treasury from 1985 to 1986, and later became the European Editor of Investors Chronicle between 1993 and 2001 and economics editor of The Independent.

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.[10] Another book explores concepts of "enoughness" and sustainability.[11]

Coyle is managing director of Enlightenment Economics,[12] an economic consultancy to large corporate clients and international organisations, specialising in new technologies and globalisation. Coyle is a Visiting Professor at the University of Manchester's Institute for Political and Economic Governance.[6] She is employed by EDF Energy on its stakeholder advisory panel,[13] on which her former BBC Trust colleague Chris Patten also sits.[14] Coyle is also a member of the UK Border Agency's Migration Advisory Committee.[6][15]

Coyle is: a former member of the UK's Competition Commission,[16] member of the Royal Economic Society and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Coyle was previously a presenter on BBC Radio 4[4] and has been a member of the BBC Trust since November 2006.[17][18] On 7 April 2011 the Queen approved Coyle's appointment as the Vice-Chairman of the BBC Trust, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation.[19]

Coyle praises 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."[20] 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".[21]

Coyle was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours for services to economics.

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