Undergraduate in Management

Academic Year 2023-24

Teaching team

Alexandra Ferreira-Lopes

Lecturer

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

Alexandre Serra

Teaching Assistant

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

João Madeira

Lecturer

sites.google.com/site/joaoantoniorodriguesmadeira/
Joao.Antonio.Madeira@iscte-iul.pt
Office hours Fridays, 11:00–12:30 (under appointment)

Luís Clemente-Casinhas

Teaching Assistant

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
GB1, GB2 & GB3 Mondays, 9h30–11h00 Audit. B104 Vivaldo Mendes
GB4 & GB5 Mondays, 13h00–14h30 C506 João Madeira
GiB1 & GiB2 Mondays, 9h30–11h00 C509 Alexandra Ferreira-Lopes

Practical Sessions

Section Schedule Classroom TA
GB1 Wednesdays, 8h00–9h30
Thursdays, 8h00–9h30
2E2
2E2
Alexandre Serra
GB2 Wednesdays, 9h30–11h00
Fridays, 11h00–12h30
C608
C608
Vivaldo Mendes
GB3 Wednesdays, 8h00–9h30
Thursdays, 8h00–9h30
C602
C602
João Madeira
GB4 Wednesdays, 16h00–17h30
Thursdays, 14h30–16h00
1E7
1E7
João Madeira
GB5 Wednesdays, 14h30–16h00
Thursdays, 16h00–17h30
2E7
2E7
Luís Clemente-Casinhas
GiB1 Tuesdays, 9h30–11h00
Fridays, 11h–12h30
2E7
2E7
Alexandra Ferreira-Lopes
GiB2 Wednesdays, 11h00–12h30
Thursdays, 11h00–12h30
2E6
2E2
Alexandra Ferreira-Lopes

Calendar

Week Topic Calendar Slides Notebooks Solutions
1 Introduction to Julia & Pluto September 11 to 15
2 Introduction to Macroeconomics September 18 to 22
3 Measuring Macroeconomic Data September 25 to 29
4 The IS Curve October 2 to 6
5 Monetary Policy and Aggregate Demand October 9 to 13
6 The Central Bank Balance Sheet & Monetary Policy Tools October 16 to 20
Midterm test (covers subjects from week 1 to 6) November 2, 18h00–20h30
7 Aggregate Supply and the Phillips Curve October 23 to 27
8 The Aggregate Demand & Supply Model October 30 to November 3
9 Macroeconomic Policy: Aggregate Demand & Supply Analysis November 6 to 10
10 Rampant inflation vs the Fear of Deflation November 13 to 17
11 Fiscal Policy & the Government Budget November 20 to 24
12 Rounding off topics & controversies November 27 to December 1
Endterm test or Final exam January 13, 11h00