Paul E Atkinson

Sciences-Po

Paul  Atkinson held a number of positions at the  Organization  for  Economic  Cooperation  and  Development (OECD) for most of the period between  1981 and 2005, after which he affiliated with the Groupe d’Economie Mondiale. He worked primarily on  macroeconomic policy issues, serving in various capacities including Secretary to the Group of 10 for 5 years and  editor  of  OECD  Economic  Outlook  for  eight  years.  In 2001 he became Deputy Director for OECD work on Science, Technology and Industry policy, overseeing analysis of enterprise issues, notably regarding SMEs. Outside  the  OECD  during  the  1980s,  Mr.  Atkinson  worked  on  macroeconomic  policies  and  structural  reform  issues  at  the  New  Zealand  Treasury  in  Wellington  and  spent two years at the  Institute  of  International  Finance  in  Washington  D.C.