. Constraints on mothers' labour market participation and consequent fall in earnings are characterised as the 'motherhood penalty … women with lower levels of education and from relatively poorer households. Our results suggest that in a developing country … like India, characterised by informal labour markets, and early age of childbirth, the impact of motherhood on employment …

Detailed analyses of poverty and wellbeing in developing countries, based on household surveys, have been ongoing for …, and their information base with respect to poverty and wellbeing has improved dramatically. Nevertheless, appropriate … measurement of poverty remains complex and controversial. This is particularly true in developing countries where (i) the stakes …

-for example, to end poverty; (ii) proposes a new way to raise and govern international public funds; (iii) discusses the possible …