4 Quotes by Diane Coyle

To start with, anybody who would like the world to be a better place should be able to think like an economist.

It turns out from a number of more recent studies that reported happiness is strongly positively linked with the change or growth in GDP per capita from year to year.

1970 the typical inhabitant was no better off than his or her counterpart in the year 1000, according to Maddison’s figures.

If you don’t want to cry about the state of the economy, why not laugh instead? This book is an ideal introduction to the subject for anybody who thinks they ought to understand what’s happening around them but is put off by the usual dense text and economics jargon.