Undergraduate in Economics

Academic Year 2024-25

Teaching team

Luís Clemente-Casinhas

Invited Lecturer

luisclementecasinhas.org
Luis_Miguel_Casinhas@iscte-iul.pt
Office hours Fridays, 11:00–12:30 (under appointment)

Vivaldo Mendes

Lecturer

vivaldomendes.org
vivaldo.mendes@iscte-iul.pt
Zoom private room
Office hours Tuesdays, 11:00–12:30 (under appointment)

Schedule

Warning

Please be punctual. Access to the class will not be allowed 15min after the scheduled starting time.

Important

It is mandatory to bring your PC to all practical sessions of the course.

Lectures

Section	Schedule	Classroom	Lecturer
EB1 & EB2	Mondays, 14h30–16h00 Tuesdays, 13h00–14h30	C103 Aud. 2	Vivaldo Mendes

Practical Sessions

Section	Schedule	Classroom	TA
EB1	Thursdays, 13h00–14h30	2E8	Luís Clemente-Casinhas
EB2	Thursdays, 16h00–17h30	2E7	Luís Clemente-Casinhas

Calendar

Week	Topic	Lectures	Pract. sessions	Slides	Notebooks	Solutions
1	Introduction to Julia & Pluto	September 16 & 17	September 19
2	Introduction to Macroeconomics	September 23 & 24	September 26
3	Measuring Macroeconomic Data	Sept. 30 & Octob. 1	October 03
4	The IS Curve	October 7 & 8	October 10
5	Monetary Policy and Aggregate Demand	October 14 & 15	October 17
6	The Central Bank Balance Sheet & Monetary Policy Tools	October 21 & 22	October 23
	Midterm test (covers subjects from week 1 to 6)	04 November, 18:00h - 21:00h	Rooms to be announced
7	Aggregate Supply and the Phillips Curve	October 28 & 29	October 31
8	The Aggregate Demand & Supply Model	November 4 & 5	November 7
9	Macroeconomic Policy: Aggregate Demand & Supply Analysis	November 11 & 12	November 14
10	Macroeconomic Policy and Extreme Shocks	November 18 & 19	November 21
11	Fiscal Policy & the Government Budget	November 25 & 26	November 28
12	Wrapping up topics & controversies	December 2 & 3	December 5	na	na	na
	Endterm test or Final exam	17 January 2025, 11:30h-14:00h	Rooms to be announced

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