Di, Wu2013-08-272013-08-2720072007http://hdl.handle.net/10393/25293This paper tests for the existence of both absolute and conditional convergence using panel data, with seven-year intervals, from 1985 to 2005 for 27 provinces in China. The paper adopts Barro and Sala-i-Martin's classical approach to test for absolute coenConvergence in China? An Empirical Study: 1985-2005