Alan Lujan

Alan Lujan is a Lecturer and Program Coordinator for the MS in Applied Economics program at Johns Hopkins University, based at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C. He also holds the title of Visiting Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Economics, reflecting his ongoing research engagement.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Economics, The Ohio State University (2023)

Research Interests:
Dr. Lujan specializes in computational economics and quantitative macroeconomics, with a particular focus on household finance and economic inequality. By integrating advanced computational techniques with structural econometric models, he investigates how households make saving, consumption, and portfolio decisions and how these micro-level behaviors aggregate to shape macroeconomic outcomes such as wealth distribution and financial stability.

Recent Publications Overview:
Spanning 2022–2024, his recent work addresses reproducible research practices in economics and develops simulation frameworks to understand heterogeneous portfolio choices and their market-level consequences. Thematically, these publications emphasize rigorous computational methods applied to questions of household-level financial behavior and inequality.

Scientific Awards:
Although the text mentions that Lujan has received awards for his contributions, specific award names are not listed.

Advising & Mentoring:
Lujan actively mentors students and collaborates with faculty, fostering a cooperative research environment within the Applied Economics program.

Labs & Teams:
He collaborates with faculty in the Department of Economics on projects centered on macroeconomics and econometrics, leveraging his expertise in computational modeling to advance collective research goals.