of parametric, non-parametric and decomposition methodologies to assess regional changes in output, income, poverty and … income combined with a pro-poor distribution of such growth explains well poverty reduction. Effective short-term poverty … long-run, growth reduces poverty. Yet, growth in output - per se - is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for …

in household income explains well poverty reduction … the long-run, growth reduces poverty. Yet, growth in output - per se - is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition … for poverty reduction in the short-term. The paper uses a number of parametric and non-parametric methodologies to assess …