Bachelor Degree in Finance & Accounting

Academic Year 2025-26

Teaching team

Lecturer

alexandra.ferreira.lopes@iscte-iul.pt
Office hours Fridays, 11:00–12:30 (under appointment)

Lecturer

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.

Group	Schedule	Classroom	Lecturer
FCB1 & FCB2	Mondays, 11h00–12h30	Audit. 2	Alexandra Ferreira-Lopes

Group	Lecturer
FCB1	Luís Clemente-Casinhas
FCB2	Luís Clemente-Casinhas + Alexandra Ferreira-Lopes

Week	Topic	Calendar	Slides	Theo. Quest.	Exercises	Solutions
1	Introduction to Julia & Pluto	February 2 to 6		na
2	Introduction to Macroeconomics	February 9 to 13		na
3	Measuring Macroeconomic Data	February 23 to 27
4	The IS Curve and Aggregate Demand	March 2 to 6
5	Monetary Policy and Aggregate Demand	March 9 to 13
6	The Central Bank Balance Sheet & Monetary Policy Tools	March 16 to 20
	Midterm test (subjects from week 1 to 6)	TBA
7	Aggregate Supply and the Phillips Curve	April 6 to 10
8	The Aggregate Demand & Supply Model	April 13 to 17
9	Macroeconomic Policy: Aggregate Demand & Supply Analysis	April 20 to 24
10	Macroeconomic Policy and Extreme Shocks	April 27 to 30
11	Fiscal Policy & the Government Budget	May 4 to 8
12	Wrapping up topics & controversies	May 11 to 15	na	na	na	na
	Endterm test or Final exam	TBA