Bachelor in Economics

Academic Year 2025-26

Teaching team

Vivaldo Mendes

Lecturer

vivaldomendes.org
vivaldo.mendes@iscte-iul.pt
Zoom private room
Office hours Mondays, 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
EB1 & EB2	Mondays, 14h30–16h00 Tuesdays, 13h00–14h30	B103 Aud. 1

Practical Sessions

Section	Schedule	Classroom
EB1	Thursdays, 16h00–17h30	2E8
EB2	Thursdays, 13h00–14h30	2E4

Calendar

Week	Topic	Lectures	Pract. sessions	Slides	Exercises	Solutions
1	Introduction to Julia & Pluto	September 15 & 16	September 18
2	Introduction to Macroeconomics	September 22 & 23	September 25
3	Measuring Macroeconomic Data	September 29 & 30	October 2
4	The IS Curve and Aggregate Demand	October 6 & 7	October 9
5	Monetary Policy and Aggregate Demand	October 13 & 14	October 16
6	The Central Bank Balance Sheet & Monetary Policy Tools	October 20 & 21	October 23
	Midterm test (subjects from week 1 to 6)	Date TBA
7	Aggregate Supply and the Phillips Curve	October 27 & 28	October 30
8	The Aggregate Demand & Supply Model	November 3 & 4	November 6
9	Macroeconomic Policy: Aggregate Demand & Supply Analysis	November 10 & 11	November 13
10	Macroeconomic Policy and Extreme Shocks	November 17 & 18	November 20
11	Fiscal Policy & the Government Budget	November 24 & 25	November 27
12	Wrapping up topics & controversies	December 2 & 4	December 9
	Endterm test or Final exam	Date TBA