Timetable and topics

Article presentations

The presentation of the articles must have the following features:

 1. To be based upon the projection of overheads that are known as the presentation file (e.g. PowerPoint, Beamer);

 2. To have the maximum duration of 30 minutes;

 3. To have the following structure:

  • article topic;
  • relevant-literature framework;
  • the basic research question and the answer to it;
  • describing the basic model and its working;
  • main results;
  • conclusions.

 4. The contribution to the strand of literature and recent developments.

  Signing up deadline: 26 April 2017. Send e-mail message to aafonso@iseg.ulisboa.pt. The students should coordinate among themselves to choose the papers and the respective discussants.

  Deadline for sending the presentation file: via e-mail to aafonso@iseg.ulisboa.pt up to the end of the preceding Friday in PDF format. Additionally, the file should be sent to the discussant student.

 


Article discussions

The discussion of the articles must have the following features:

 1. To be based upon the presentation file produced by the presenter and made available at least 4 days in advance;

 2. To have the maximum duration of 15 minutes;

 3. To have the following structure:

  • brief abstract of the paper contents;
  • agreement points with the presenter;
  • disagreement points with the presenter;
  • the contribution to the strand of literature.

 


Topics and articles

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Timetable

Sessions: Wednesday, 18:00-20:00h, room Staples (Quelhas Building)

 

Date

Topic

Lecturer

 

 

22.02.2017

1.1. Simple dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models

L. Costa

 

 

01.03.2017

1.2. Imperfect competition

L. Costa

 

 

08.03.2017

1.3. The New Keynesian model

L. Costa

 

 

15.03.2017

Previous lecture continued.

L. Costa

 

 

22.03.2017

 2.1. DSGE models in practice: using Dynare

S. Gomes

 

 

29.03.2017

Previous lecture continued.

S. Gomes

 

 

05.04.2017

2.2. Anticipated shocks as sources of economic fluctuations

S. Gomes

 

 

12.04.2017

Easter

 

 

 

19.04.2017

2.3. DSGE models with financial frictions: housing market and the business cycle

S. Gomes

 

 

26.04.2017

Previous lecture continued.

S. Gomes

 

 

 

 

Date

Topic

Lecturer

Presenters

Discussants

03.05.2017

Kiyotaky & Moore (1997)

A. Afonso

Ana Pereira

João Pereira

10.05.2017

Bleaney et al (2001)

Afonso & St. Aubyn (2009)

A. Afonso

Armando Verdasca

Frederico Leal

Otávio Barbosa

Mina Kazemi

17.05.2017

Brinca et al. (2016)

Krusell & Smith (1998)

A. Afonso

Otávio Barbosa

Nuno Ferreira

Armando Verdasca

Ana Pereira

24.05.2017

Codogno et al. (2003)

Case & Shiller (2003)

A. Afonso

Mina Kazemi

João Pereira

Frederico Leal

Nuno Ferreira