ofac supplier customer contagion
What it checks
When OFAC adds many sanctions at once, firms with supply-chain ties to sanctioned countries can underperform. We short exposed names for the next 1-3 months.
Mechanism
Geopolitical-risk shocks (sanctions, embargo) impose asymmetric costs on firms with supply-chain exposure. TNIC product-market peers of exposed firms suffer contagion over 30-90 days.
Signal rule
OFAC SDN-add monthly count z>=1 -> SHORT focal 30/60/90d (currently data-limited: requires OFAC ingest to capture historical add-dates not just current snapshot).
Data dependencies
daily_pricesAdjusted-close OHLCV for every US-listed ticker; primary price feed.
ofac_sdnWorker data table, see services/worker schema.
tnic_peersHoberg-Phillips text-based industry classification peer lists (annual).
Expected edge
- Paper alpha
- ~5%/yr on exposed firms
- Paper window
- 1985-2018 (Caldara-Iacoviello)
Caldara-Iacoviello geopolitical-risk premium ~5% / yr on exposed firms.
Related families
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