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The measure of progress: why digital transformation changes how we should think about the economy

The School of Economics is delighted to announce that this year’s Perraton Lecture will be given by Professor Dame Diane Coyle, who is the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge. Diane co-directs the Bennett Institute where she heads research under the themes of progress and productivity. Her latest book is 'Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is, and What It Should Be’, exploring the challenges for economics particularly in the context of digital transformation. Her current research focuses on productivity and on economic measurement.

Diane is also a Director of the Productivity Institute, a Fellow of the Office for National Statistics, and an expert adviser to the National Infrastructure Commission. She has served in public service roles including as Vice Chair of the BBC Trust, member of the Competition Commission, of the Migration Advisory Committee and of the Natural Capital Committee. Diane was Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester until March 2018 and was awarded a DBE for her contribution to economic policy in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours.

The title of Diane’s Lecture is: The measure of progress: why digital transformation changes how we should think about the economy.

The School of Economics has introduced the annual Perraton lecture to honour our colleague – Dr Jonathan Perraton – who sadly died in May 2023. Jonathan was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics and a member of staff at the University of 91Ö±²¥ between 1995 and 2023.