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Azeem's welcome note

This week's EV is guest-curated by Diane Coyle.

I’ve been reading Diane's columns and books about economics for a number of years, so I was delighted to discover she was a reader of Exponential View. She’s had a significant impact on the public understanding of economics, with a long-standing interest in the nature of digital economy. She was recently appointed Professor of Public Policy at Cambridge University.

Please enjoy her Exponential View.

About Diane

Diane Coyle is the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge (in fact, this week was the formal launch of the Bennett Institute of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge). She was previously Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester, and prior to that held a number of roles including Vice Chair of the BBC Trust, a member of the Competition Commission and of the Migration Advisory Committee. She has been researching the economics of digital technology since her first book T…