Economics Working Papers 9-14-2016 Working Paper Number 16006 Urban-Rural Wage Gaps, Inefcient Labor Allocations, and GDP per Capita Georgeanne M. Artz Iowa State University, gartz@iastate.edu Maniul Hoque Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Peter F. Orazem Iowa State University, pfo@iastate.edu Urja Shah Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Follow this and additional works at: htps://lib.dr.iastate.edu/econ_workingpapers Part of the Labor Economics Commons , and the Regional Economics Commons Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. veteran. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Ofce of Equal Opportunity, 3350 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, Tel. 515 294-7612, Hotline: 515-294-1222, email eoofce@mail.iastate.edu. Tis Working Paper is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please visit lib.dr.iastate.edu. Recommended Citation Artz, Georgeanne M.; Hoque, Maniul; Orazem, Peter F.; and Shah, Urja, "Urban-Rural Wage Gaps, Inefcient Labor Allocations, and GDP per Capita" (2016). Economics Working Papers: 16006. htps://lib.dr.iastate.edu/econ_workingpapers/7 brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by Digital Repository @ Iowa State University