Helyoth Hessou
Directeur de département, École de gestion
École de gestion Département de Finance
Présentation
Diplômes
- (2013-2020). PhD. Departement Finance. Université Laval. Québec, Quebec, Canada.
- (2012-2013). Master in Financial institutions, Markets and Money. Economics -Finance. Toulouse School of Economics. Toulouse, Occitanie, France.
- (2008-2011). Master's Thesis, Engineer in Statistics and Economics,. Statistics and Economics. Institut sous-régional de statistique et d'économie appliquée. Yaoundé, Cameroun.
- (2004-2008). Certificate, Technicien supérieur de la statistique. Statistics. Université Nationale du Bénin. Cotonou, Littoral, Bénin.
Expériences académiques
- Associate Professor of Finance. (2019-). Université de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
- Co-Chair Finance Department. (2025-2028). Université de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
- Assistant Professor. (2020-2025). Université de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
- Adjunct professor. (2019-2020). Université de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
- Research Assistant. (2013-2019). Université Laval. Québec, Quebec, Canada.
- Lecturer. (2015-2018). Université Laval. Québec, Quebec, Canada.
- Statistician. (2012). Université d'Abomey-Calavi. Cotonou, Littoral, Bénin.
Prix et distinctions
- (2021) Roll of honour. Université Laval.
- (2020) Ph.D. students Publication Scholarship -4500 $. Université Laval.
- (2016) Bourse de recherche du Fonds Conrad Leblanc - 2,000 $. Université Laval.
- (2013) Ph.D. Scholarship - 56,000 $. Université Laval.
- (2012) scholarship of Excellence - 8,000 (Euro). Université de Toulouse 1.
- (2008) Beninese Government Scholarship - 8,472 $ (Canadian dollar). Beninese Government.
Financement
- Subvention. Relève professorale. Chaire CIBC en intégrité financière (Sherbrooke, Canada). 17 420 $. (2024-2025).
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Subvention.
L'octroi de crédit et l'inflation: Rôle de la capitalisation bancaire.
Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Société et Culture
(Québec, Canada).
43 023 $.
(2023-2026).
Numéro de subvention : 332306. Voir plus - Subvention. Relève professorale. FRQSC (Québec, Canada). 43 023 $. (2023-2026).
- Subvention. Fond de démarrage. Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, Canada). 15 000 $. (2021-2023).
- Subvention. Reconnaissance institutionnelle du Centre Lemaire en gestion responsable. Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, Canada). 120 000 $. (2021-2024).
- Subvention. AMF-GIRIF. Autorité des marchés financiers (Québec, Canada). 20 000 $. (2019-2020).
- Subvention. AMF-SC 1968. Autorités des marchés financiers (Québec, Canada). 97 750 $. (2015-2017).
Publications
Articles
- Dato, P., Dioha, M., Hessou, H., Houenou, B., Mukhaya, B., Okyere, M.A., Odarno, L. (2025). Computation of weighted average cost of capital (WACC) in the power sector for African countries and the implications for country-specific electricity technology cost. Applied Energy. DOI
- Hessou, H.T.S., Tchuigoua, H.T. (2025). The countercyclicality of microlending rates: Does the business model of microfinance institutions matter?. Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money. DOI
- Hessou, H.T.S., Lensink, R., Soumaré, I., Tchakoute Tchuigoua, H. (2021). Provisioning over the business cycle: Some insights from the microfinance industry. International Review of Financial Analysis. DOI
- Soumaré, I., Tchakoute Tchuigoua, H., Hessou, H.T.S. (2020). Are microfinance institutions resilient to economic slowdown? Evidence from their capital ratio adjustment over the business cycle. Economic Modelling. DOI
- Tchakoute Tchuigoua, H., Soumaré, I., Hessou, H.T.S. (2020). Lending and business cycle: Evidence from microfinance institutions. Journal of Business Research. DOI
- Hessou, H., Lai, V.S. (2018). Basel III capital buffers and Canadian credit unions lending: Impact of the credit cycle and the business cycle. International Review of Financial Analysis. DOI
- Hessou, H., Lai, V.S. (2017). Basel III capital buffer requirements and credit union prudential regulation: Canadian evidence. Journal of Financial Stability. DOI
Autres contributions
Cours enseignés ou supervisés à l'UdeS
- FEC557 - Gestion des institutions financières I. (2023-2026). (3CR).
- FEC830 - Marché des capitaux. (2024-2026). (3CR).
Divers
- Hessou, H.T.S., Tchuigoua, H.T., Soumaré, I. (2024). Do Microfinance Institutions Trade Off Financial and Social Performance? Exploring the Business Cycle and the Funding Channels. Ssrn.
- Hessou, H.T.S., Tchuigoua, H.T. (2024). Does the Macroeconomic Context Affect Microlending Rates? An Investigation of Potential Channels. Ssrn.
- Hessou, H.T.S., Tchuigoua, H.T. (2022). Microloan Rates, Business Cycle, and Transmission Channels. Ssrn.
- Hessou, H., Lai, V.S. (2018). Basel III Capital Buffers and Canadian Credit Unions Lending: Impact of the Credit Cycle and the Business Cycle. Ssrn.