Undergraduate in Finance & Accounting

Academic Year 2023-24

Teaching team

Luís Clemente-Casinhas

Invited Lecturer

luisclementecasinhas.org
Luis_Miguel_Casinhas@iscte-iul.pt
Office hours Fridays, 14:00–15:00 (under appointment)

Vivaldo Mendes

Lecturer

vivaldomendes.org
vivaldo.mendes@iscte-iul.pt
Office hours: Mondays, 13:30–14:30 (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
FCB1 & FCB2 Mondays, 11h00–12h30 Audit. B103 Vivaldo Mendes

Practical Sessions

Section Schedule Classroom Teacher
FCB1 Thusrdays, 9h30–11h00
Fridays, 9h30–11h00
C302
AA229
Vivaldo Mendes
FCB2 Wednesdays, 11h00–12h30
Fridays, 8h00–9h30
C201
2E04
Luís Clemente_Casinhas

Calendar

Week Topic Lectures Pract. sessions Slides Notebooks Solutions
1 Introduction to Julia & Pluto February 3 February 5 & 7
2 Introduction to Macroeconomics February 10 February 12 & 14
3 Measuring Macroeconomic Data February 17 Febr. 19 & 21
4 The IS Curve and Aggregate Demand February 24 Febr. 26 & 28
5 Monetary Policy and Aggregate Demand March 10 March 12 & 14
6 The Central Bank Balance Sheet & Monetary Policy Tools March 17 March 19 & 21
Midterm test (covers subjects from week 1 to 6) TBA
7 Aggregate Supply and the Phillips Curve March 24 March 26 & 28
8 The Aggregate Demand & Supply Model March 31 April 2 & 4
9 Macroeconomic Policy: Aggregate Demand & Supply Analysis April 7 April 9 & 11
10 Rampant Inflation vs the Fear of Deflation May 05 May 7 & 9
11 Fiscal Policy & the Government Budget May 12 May 14 & 16
12 Rounding off topics & controversies May 19 May 21 & 23
Endterm test or Final exam TBA