Not as bad as you think … [a possibly cheerful collection of same]

Pessimists, maybe it’s time to cheer up! Things are not (always) as bad as you think. See for example :

• The forward premium anomaly is not as bad as you think

• Exchange rate models are not as bad as you think

• The international diversification puzzle is not as bad as you think

• The Feldstein-Horioka puzzle is not as bad as you think

• The allocation puzzle is not as bad as you think