Speaker examines migration's toll on
China's elderly Wednesday, Dec. 1

The toll that migration from the country to the city is placing on China's aging population will be explored early next month when a visiting economist speaks as part of Western Michigan University's Werner Sichel Lecture Series.

Dr. John Giles, senior labor economist in the World Bank's Development Research Group, will speak from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, in Room 2028 of Brown Hall on "Rural to Urban Migration and the Well-Being of China's Rural Elderly."

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