Despite responding with the most drastic measures and implementing the biggest fiscal stimulus in Latin America, Peru has been one of the worst-hit countries by the pandemic. It would appear certain structural features of Peru have played a key role. In this blog I highlight five.

By Sandra Naranjo Bautista Being from a developing country, I was a bit sceptical of the power of government action. The absence of adequate government services made me doubt the possibility of having an impact from the public sector. At the time, my country was going through ten years of political and economic instability. During …