معرفی
Prosper Dovonon is Full Professor of Economics at Concordia University, Montréal, Canada, where he holds the Tier 1 Concordia University Research Chair in Econometrics of Large Datasets. He is concurrently Adjunct Professor at the University of Adelaide, Australia, and has previously served as Associate and Assistant Professor at Concordia, Visiting Professor at HEC Montréal, and Assistant Vice-President at Barclays Wealth in London.
Education
- Ph.D. in Economics, Université de Montréal (2007)
- M.Sc. in Statistics and Economics, ENSEA, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (2000)
- M.Sc. in Mathematics, Université Nationale du Bénin, Abomey-Calavi, Benin (1996)
Research Interests
Professor Dovonon’s research lies at the intersection of theoretical econometrics and financial data applications. He focuses on developing robust inferential procedures for moment-condition models, bootstrap techniques for high-frequency data, identification issues in GMM, and volatility modeling with factor structures that accommodate skewness and leverage effects. His work on large-dimensional datasets emphasizes scalable methods for estimation and testing in big-data environments.
Scientific Awards & Recognition
- Concordia University Research Chair, Tier 1, in Econometrics of Large Datasets (2022–present)
Collaborations & Affiliations
Beyond Concordia and the University of Adelaide, he is affiliated with the Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Économie Quantitative (CIREQ) in Montréal and has collaborated with leading scholars across North America, Europe, and Australia. His research is frequently cited in top econometrics and statistics journals, attesting to its broad impact.
