The ISEG Management Challenge is a strategy and management competition where students from ISEG's Management, Economics, Finance, MAEG, Management and Economics degrees can participate.
During the competition, your management skills will be put to the test. Form a team of three to six members and take your place on the Board of Directors of a company!
Check out the Programme together with the Regulations for this year's edition and accept the challenge!
| Applications open until March 27th | Register your team at www.sdg.pt/ISEG |
| Briefing and Presentation of the Competition | March 26th - 14h00 to 15h00 - ISEG, Auditorium 5 (Novo Quelhas Building, Floor 1) |
A team of students from Master in Law & Management (FDUL/ISEG) was awarded 5th place in the national final of the “My Financial Future” competition”, an initiative organized by Bank of Portugal in partnership with CFA Society Portugal. The final took place on March 20 at the Banco de Portugal branch in Porto.
The team was made up of students Afonso Faria, Luiza Cazassa and Edoardo Ercolano, which represented the joint program between the ISEG Lisbon School of Economics & Management and Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. Between 207 participating teams, involving more than 700 students from 48 higher education institutions, The group stood out by reaching the final and joining the group of the five best teams at national level.
The competition My Financial Future, The aim of the competition, launched in 2024, is to promote financial literacy among university students and encourage them to adopt responsible financial behavior when they are close to entering the job market. During the competition, teams are challenged to analyze a case study on personal finance, justifying their decisions in areas such as family budget management, savings and credit.
The participation of the Master's in Law & Management team also stood out for its strong international dimension, bringing together students from three nationalities - Portuguese, Brazilian and Italian - and reflecting the diversity and multicultural environment that characterize the program.
This result reinforces the recognition of the quality of the training and preparation of ISEG students in areas that cross economics, management and law, demonstrating their ability to apply knowledge to real challenges.
The ISEG Management Challenge is a strategy and management competition where students from ISEG's Management, Economics, Finance, MAEG, Management and Economics degrees can participate.
During the competition, your management skills will be put to the test in order to outperform the competition. Form a team of three to five and take your place on the board of a company!
Check out the Programme together with the Regulations for this year's edition and accept the challenge!
| Applications open until March 27th | Register your team at www.sdg.pt/ISEG |
| Briefing and Presentation of the Competition | March 26th - 14h00 to 15h00 - ISEG, Auditorium 5 (Novo Quelhas Building, Floor 1) |
On March 25, don't miss the seminar “Marketing in the Age of Algorithms: How AI is Rewriting the Rules of Engagement“, organized as part of ISEG's Master's in Marketing.
The topic will be presented by Catarina Silva Santos, Lead Solution Engineer at Salesforce, specializing in Marketing and E-Commerce.
The seminar takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. in Auditorium 5 (Novo Quelhas).
Admission is free, subject to pre-registration on this link.
On March 23rd, don't miss the seminar “MEO Sustainability: From Strategy to Action“, organized as part of ISEG's Master's in Marketing.
The topic will be presented by Catarina Corte-Real, MEO's Corporate Director of Projects, Audit and Sustainability.
The seminar takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. in Auditorium 5 (Quelhas).
Admission is free, subject to pre-registration on this link.
The Lisbon Investment Society (LIS) presents, for the third consecutive year, Finance Week. This is one of its main annual events, which seeks to bring ISEG students closer to the financial sector through contact with professionals in the field, as well as training and networking opportunities.
The event will take place on 25-26 March. On the 25th, there will be Finance Talks and a Networking Cocktail, with sessions on financial markets, portfolio construction and the world of Private Equity and Venture Capital. There will be the participation of professionals from organisations such as the European Central Bank, CFA Society Portugal, Banco Carregosa, Microsoft, Reorganiza, Vibe Capital Partners and Lince Capital.
On the 26th, there will be a Business Breakfast: Women in Finance, a moment of sharing and networking exclusively for women, followed by the Stock Pitch Competition final, This is an opportunity for teams of students to present their investment thesis on a listed company.
Further information here.
The Development Studies Seminars 2026, organized by CEsA - Center for African and Development Studies/ISEG Research, will host a session entitled “Dialogues with Economic Anthropology: Claude Meillassoux in Mozambique.”
This seminar proposes a reflection on the relevance of the work of the French anthropologist Claude Meillassoux in the context of Mozambique, exploring the interconnections between economic anthropology, colonial and post-colonial dynamics and social transformations in African societies.
Speaker: Lorenzo Macagno - Federal University of Paraná (Brazil)
The session invites discussion on the analytical contributions of economic anthropology to understanding social, economic and historical processes in Africa, with a particular focus on Mozambique.
Date: March 19th, 2026
Time: 18h
Location: Novo Banco Room, Ed Quelhas, 4th Floor
On April 10th, ISEG Alumni Económicas celebrates its 35th anniversary.
The program will be as follows:
18h00 | Conference “Where are the world, Europe and Portugal heading?”
José Maria Brandão de Brito
Assistant Secretary of State for the Budget
Eduardo Catroga
Chairman of the Committee for the 35th Anniversary Celebrations of ISEG Alumni Económicas
20h00 | 35th anniversary dinner of ISEG Alumni Económicas
Welcome, Pedro Janeiro
Keynote speaker, Vitor Constâncio
Registrations are limited and must be made using the form available. here, until March 31st.
We're counting on you to celebrate your Association!
The ISEG Investment Business Club organizes a session on the topic “Strategic Negotiation: The Art of Persuasion”, in partnership with PwC. This event will explore how strategic negotiation and the ability to persuade are essential skills in the business world, especially in consultancy, management and decision-making contexts. It will be an opportunity for participants to gain a better understanding of the negotiation dynamics used in demanding professional environments.
The seminar will feature Sílvia Ferreira Sá, Advisory Customer Transformation Director, and Maria Amélia Doria, Customer Transformation Lead at PwC, who will share their practical experience and insights on negotiation in the corporate context. The event will take place at the ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, in room F1 006, on March 16th, from 15:00 to 16:30.
On Wednesday March 18th, a session of the ISEG Research Seminars will take place from 13.00 to 14.00. The guest speaker will be João Pereira dos Santos.
The ISEG Research Seminars are held weekly on Wednesdays, with the participation of teachers from ISEG, as well as from other national and international educational institutions.
Title
Can Abolishing Transaction Taxes Help the Young? (with Carolina Nunes and José Pedro Sousa)
Abstract
We examine the effects of a property transaction tax and stamp duty exemption for first-time home-buyers below 35 years old in Portugal. Leveraging comprehensive administrative records covering the universe of real estate transactions merged with personal income tax records, we exploit discontinuities in the policy design to document the effects on the number of transactions and house prices. Our findings indicate that the tax exemption resulted in substantial compositional shifts in the age distribution of buyers immediately following the policy's introduction, driven by an increase of around 30% in house purchases by eligible buyers. While the prices of properties bought by young eligible buyers remained stable, we find suggestive evidence of negative spillover effects for older non-eligible buyers, with an increase of 5% in house prices in the post-reform period. We further analyze the role of income in shaping house-buying decisions and the likelihood of moving as a consequence of the tax exemption.
