When Bad Institutions Meet Good Ones: The Peruvian Puzzle

Between 2016 and 2023 Peru cycled through seven presidents, a self-coup, and deadly protests, yet its sovereign spread fell to historic lows. The decoupling is traced to the credibility of the Central Reserve Bank under Governor Velarde, and rationalized with a delegation-and-learning model.

January 2026 · Carlos César Chávez Padilla