The work of the Economics Department relates to issues of both a macroeconomic and a structural character, and in particular on the interaction between structural and macroeconomic policies and developments.

Most of the Department's work is eventually published but its first, and primary, destination is the Member governments as represented in a range of committees and working parties. Here the Department's analysis forms the basis for a process of multilateral surveillance.

Countries' policies are assessed regularly in the Economic Surveys for OECD and selected non-member countries. The focus is on the macroeconomic and structural policies and key challenges that could boost economic performance on a sustainable basis. Read more about Economic Surveys and the EDRC .