Undergraduate in Economics

Academic Year 2023-24

Teaching team

Ricardo Gouveia-Mendes

Teaching Assistant

rgouveiamendes.org
ricardo.mendes@iscte-iul.pt
Zoom private room
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
C103
Vivaldo Mendes

Practical Sessions

Section Schedule Classroom TA
EB1 Thursdays, 13h00–14h30 2E8 Ricardo Gouveia-Mendes
EB2 Thursdays, 16h00–17h30 B201 Ricardo Gouveia-Mendes

Calendar

Week Topic Lectures Pract. sessions Slides Notebooks Solutions
1 Introduction to Julia & Pluto September 11 & 12 September 14
2 Introduction to Macroeconomics September 18 & 19 September 21
3 Measuring Macroeconomic Data September 25 & 26 September 28
4 The IS Curve October 2 & 3 October 4
5 Monetary Policy and Aggregate Demand October 9 & 10 October 12
6 The Central Bank Balance Sheet & Monetary Policy Tools October 16 & 17 October 19
Midterm test (covers subjects from week 1 to 6) November 2, 18h00–20h30
7 Aggregate Supply and the Phillips Curve October 23 & 24 October 26
8 The Aggregate Demand & Supply Model October 30 & 31 November 2
9 Macroeconomic Policy: Aggregate Demand & Supply Analysis November 6 & 7 November 9
10 Rampant Inflation vs the Fear of Deflation November 13 & 14 November 16
11 Fiscal Policy & the Government Budget November 20 & 21 November 23
12 Rounding off topics & controversies November 27 & 28 November 30
Endterm test or Final exam January 13, 11h00