#  Meet the Advising Team 

 



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The Economics Advising Team consists of the Director of Undergraduate Studies (Jeff Miron), the Undergraduate Program Coordinator (Justine Johnson), and five Lecturer/Advisors (Thomas Baranga, Greg Bruich, Kiran Gajwani, Anne Le Brun, Andrés Maggi). We are all here to help guide ec concentrators, ec secondary field students, and any ec-interested students at the College. You can email us anytime or find us in person, Monday through Friday, throughout the semester; see the Ec Advising Office Hours schedule [here](https://www.economics.harvard.edu/advising).



 

  [### Thomas Baranga

 ](/people/thomas-baranga) <baranga@fas.harvard.edu>Lecturer/Advisor

 

 

 Thomas Baranga studies international finance, macroeconomics and trade, generally from an empirical point of view. His work has frequently focused on policy and measurement issues. Thomas is a member of the Department's undergraduate advising team, and... 

 

 

      ![Thomas Baranga](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/econ/files/baranga_thomas018r.jpg?itok=mjE_BiRq) 

 

 

 

   [### Gregory Bruich

 ](/people/gregory-bruich) <gbruich@fas.harvard.edu>Lecturer/Advisor

 

 

 Gregory Bruich received his Ph.D. from the Department of Economics at Harvard University. His research is in public economics. He was voted a “Favorite Professor” by the Harvard College Class of 2022. He has received the Rhodes Inspirational Educator... 

 

 

      ![Gregory Bruich](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/econ/files/greg_bruich_250_1.jpg?itok=8x48LOLM) 

 

 

 

   [### Anne Le Brun

 ](/people/anne-le-brun) <alebrun@fas.harvard.edu>Lecturer/Advisor

 

 

 Anne is a labor economist with a particular interest in the economics of immigration. Anne teaches a sophomore tutorial on the economics of immigration and a senior thesis tutorial. 

 

 

      ![Le Brun](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/econ/files/anne.jpg?itok=y-r4cx48) 

 

 

 

   [### Kiran Gajwani

 ](/people/kiran-gajwani) <kgajwani@fas.harvard.edu>Associate Director of Undergraduate Advising in Economics

Lecturer/Advisor

 

 

 Kiran Gajwani is a development economist whose research focuses on decentralized governance, organizations of the poor, and the long-run dynamics of development interventions. She teaches two courses and works in the Department's undergraduate advising... 

 

 

      ![kiran_gajwani](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/econ/files/kiran_gajwani_9.jpg?itok=kbiy6JJ1) 

 

 

 

   [### Justine Johnson

 ](/people/justine-johnson) <justinejohnson@fas.harvard.edu>Undergraduate Program Coordinator

 

 

 Justine works closely with the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Associate Director of Undergraduate Advising, and the team of Concentration Advisors on core administrative operations of the Economics Department Undergraduate Program. She communicates... 

 

 

      ![Justine Johnson](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/econ/files/johnson_justine_0_1_0.jpg?itok=WfxP3Jr6) 

 

 

 

   [### Andres Maggi

 ](/people/andres-maggi-0) <amaggi@fas.harvard.edu>Lecturer

 

 

 Andres Maggi is a lecturer in the Department of Economics at Harvard University where he teaches ECON 10B Principles of Economics and ECON 970 Sophomore Tutorial. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University. His research focuses on... 

 

 

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   [### Jeffrey Miron

 ](/people/jeffrey-miron) <miron@fas.harvard.edu>Senior Lecturer on Economics

Director of Graduate Studies

Director of Undergraduate Studies

 

 

 Jeffrey Miron’s field of expertise is the economics of libertarianism. He has advocated for many libertarian policies, including legalizing all drugs and allowing failing banks to go bankrupt. He has written four books including "Drug War Crimes: The... 

 

 

      ![Jeff Miron](/sites/g/files/omnuum5991/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/econ/files/miron_jeffrey018r_0.jpg?itok=a_-59_ot)