A structural analysis of growth and poverty in the short-term

"Growth is good for the poor" is a ubiquitous statement and one generally backed research and history. In the long-run, growth reduces poverty. Yet, growth in output neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for poverty reduction in the short-term uses a number of parametric and non-parametric methodologies to assess the relat growth and poverty in Kazakhstan, a country that experienced rapid growth and pove in the short-term. Combining macro and micro regional data, we find a very small effect of output growth on household incomes and no evidence that output growth with poverty reduction. We find instead that pro-poor growth in household income poverty reduction.