Martine Durand joined the OECD Economic Department in 1983 and in 1992, she assumed the G-10 Secretariat responsibilities, in collaboration with representatives from the IMF and the BIS. In 1997, Martine Durand was appointed Counselor to the OECD Chief Economist, being responsible for the overall organisation of meetings of the OECD Working Party No. 3 and Economic Policy Committee. In early 2001, Martine Durand took up the position of Deputy-Head of the OECD Secretary-General’s Private Office.
Prior to joining the OECD, Martine Durand worked in a French research and consultancy institute, specialising in forecasting trends in sectoral activities and providing consultancy services to business and industry.
Martine Durand graduated in mathematics, statistics and economics from the Paris VI University, the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Economique (ENSAE) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
She has co-authored numerous articles and publications in the area of international competitiveness, foreign trade and investment, exchange rates, public finances, saving and investment and analysis and assessments of economic policies in OECD Member countries. She is one of the principal authors of the OECD Growth Study. She is a member of the Board of the French Centre for Employment Studies. |
