“Growth performance varies considerably across and within OECD countries. Ministers asked the OECD to study the causes of growth disparities, and identify factors and policies ….. which could strengthen long-term growth performance.”

With these words, OECD Ministers in May 1999 launched a two-year programme of work for the OECD Secretariat on economic growth. A first report [PDF 306KB] has been presented to them in June 2000, based on work carried out over the past 12 months, and a final report will be presented next year. The main subjects of these reports are featured on this site, and individual reports will be added as they become available.