[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:what-we-do\u002Fnews-stories\u002Fnews\u002F2017\u002Funiversity-of-amsterdam-aias-conference-outcome":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"short_title":7,"intro_text":7,"meta_description":8,"seo_title":8,"path":9,"content_type":10,"locale":11,"go_live_at":7,"first_published_at":12,"page_created_at":13,"published_at":12,"edit_url":14,"breadcrumbs":15,"seo":28,"body_blocks":36,"call_to_action":42,"categories":49,"labels":50,"owner":7,"authors":51,"related_pages":52,"related_sites":53,"in_subsite":54,"contact_page_url":55,"banner_message":56},5471,"university-of-amsterdam-aias-conference-outcome","University of Amsterdam\u002FAIAS - Wages in Global Perspective Conference - September 1 - 2017 - Outcome:",null,"","\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Fnews-stories\u002Fnews\u002F2017\u002Funiversity-of-amsterdam-aias-conference-outcome","pages.newspage","en","1969-12-30T23:00:00+00:00","2026-03-02T14:57:59.189942+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F5471\u002Fedit\u002F",[16,19,22,25,27],{"title":17,"slug":18},"What We Do","what-we-do",{"title":20,"slug":21},"News and Stories","news-stories",{"title":23,"slug":24},"News","news",{"title":26,"slug":26},"2017",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":29,"canonical":30,"robots":31,"og_type":32,"twitter_card":33,"locale":11,"created_at":34,"last_modified_at":35},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwhat-we-do\u002Fnews-stories\u002Fnews\u002F2017\u002Funiversity-of-amsterdam-aias-conference-outcome\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","1969-12-31T00:00:00+01:00","2026-04-02T22:39:26.789531+02:00",[37],{"type":38,"data":39},"raw_html_block",{"content":40,"variant":41},"\u003Ch1 class=\"documentFirstHeading\" id=\"parent-fieldname-title\">The scientific conference on WageIndicator research potential, held on September 1, 2017 at the Tropical Institute in Amsterdam, revealed broad outlines of researchers’ wishes. They might be subsumed under the heading of the Kinshasa-index. This surprising concept was introduced during the panel discussion by moderator – and WageIndicator director – Paulien Osse.\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\u003Cdiv id=\"content-core\">\n\u003Cdiv id=\"parent-fieldname-text-47d6ab44ebef49638bd902998d58ce6a\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>What does the Kinshasa-index entail – or, rather, what might it come to signify?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>focus on Africa as the continent where the growth to global presence in 2023 would take WageIndicator first (presently 25 of Africa’s 50 countries are covered)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>focus on the rise of big cities (Kinshasa is Africa’s 3\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>rd\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan> mega-city and doubled in size over the past 15 years to roughly 10 mio, some sources already claim 13 mio, growth rate 10% per annum)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>focus on migration (both rural-urban and across neighbouring countries’ borders, as well as between continents)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>widening the scope for longitudinal studies (i.e. following individuals or groups over longer periods of time, mapping their working\u002Ffamily lives as and where they develop)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>deepening the understanding of occupations by refining definitions to include (varying combinations of) skills needed for specific tasks in volatile labour markets characterized by diminishing permanent employment opportunities\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>the effect of wage setting starting from minimum wages ….\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">During the panel discussion, which rounded up a day of state of the \u003Ca class=\"internal-link\" data-linktype=\"internal\" data-old_url=\"resolveuid\u002F1ce709117fc64ea1861b5f6f557273e7\u002F1-september-2017-wages-in-global-perspective-kit-amsterdam-program-contributions\" data-val=\"1ce709117fc64ea1861b5f6f557273e7\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fabout\u002Fevents\u002F1-september-2017-wages-in-global-perspective-kit-amsterdam-program-contributions\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\">art-presentations\u003C\u002Fa> by WageIndicator researchers, the above broad topics for future research were proposed by the various panel members, i.e. professors:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>Paul de Beer, Amsterdam\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>Rafael Bustillo, Salamanca\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>Martin Kahanec, Budapest\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>Kea Tijdens, Amsterdam\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>Biju Varkey, Ahmedabad\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli dir=\"ltr\">\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>Klaus Zimmermann, Bonn\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cspan>Click the name to find a personal contribution in brief (link to video statements).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","light",{"text":43,"link":44},"Contact us",{"title":43,"url":45,"description":43,"rel":46,"type":47,"id":48},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[],[],[],[],[],false,"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. 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