Welcome

I am a fifth year PhD Candidate in Economics and NSF Graduate Research Fellow at Northwestern University. My research is in the fields of Energy and Environmental Economics, Public Economics, and Industrial Organization, focusing on efficiency and equity tradeoffs in energy and environmental policy.

I will be on the job market during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Email: johannarayl@u.northwestern.edu

Works in Progress

Redistribution with Limited Information: Fuel Subsidies and Cash Transfers in Indonesia
with Budy Resosudarmo

The Effects and Effectiveness of Emergency Price Controls During Natural Disasters
with Michael Dinerstein, Nadia Lucas, and Ishan Nath

Paid Maternity Leave and Children’s Outcomes in the Long Run
with Tessa Bonomo
Approved US Census Bureau project

Income Downscaling with Nightlights
with Tamma Carleton and James Rising

Working Papers

Does the Value of Reliability Capitalize in Water Markets?
with Yusuke Kuwayama and Tyler Treakle

Published and Accepted Papers

Private Markets and Public Assistance for Natural Disaster Supplies
with Michael Dinerstein, Nadia Lucas, and Ishan Nath
Forthcoming in the AEA Papers and Proceedings