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terror real estate msa short

cadence: Dailydata: lowshort only
paper
2003
Source
Abadie, A. & Gardeazabal, J. (2003). "The Economic Costs of Conflict: A Case Study of the Basque Country." American Economic Review + Saiz, A. & Wachter, S. (2011). "Immigration and the Neighborhood." AEJ Macro.
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What it checks

Major terror events in US cities depress office and hospitality REITs for weeks afterward — short the basket on event clusters.

Mechanism

Major terror events in US MSAs predict near-term underperformance for REITs concentrated in affected regions; effect amplified for office + hospitality REITs.

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Signal rule

Terror 30d-roll US event-count z >= 1.5 vs 5y baseline -> SHORT REIT basket T+1; hold 30/60/90d.

Data dependencies

  • daily_prices

    Adjusted-close OHLCV for every US-listed ticker; primary price feed.

  • terror_events

    Worker data table — see services/worker schema.

Expected edge

Paper alpha
-2 to -5% over 60d
Paper window
30/60/90d

-2 to -5% over 60d on US terror clusters.

Example tickers where this is likely to fire

Illustrative only — the signal fires based on the live data, not a fixed list.

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