The LIME Assessment Framework (LAF): A Methodological Tool to Compare the Perform. of EU Member States in Terms of GDP&Twenty Policy Areas Affecting Growth

This paper has been produced in a close co-operation between the Members of the Working Group onLisbon Methodology (LIME) attached to the Economic Policy Committee and the EuropeanCommission services (DG ECFIN). In particular, the authors wish to thank the Members of EMCOISG,and the national team members who have contributed to the development of the LIMEassessment framework.The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the EuropeanCommission or Member States.