In his inauguration approached, President-elect Obama has faced a financial crisis sector, saving costly and massive government deficits. With the economy in a recession, interest rates are close to zero, and unemployment rising, Obama will have to decide whether and how to use fiscal stimulus to revive the economy. To help students understand the options Obama, it is considered as the latest tax cut under President George W. Bush, including the supply-side and demand-control study of this for them, and the general history of fiscal policy in the United States. "Hide
by Matthew C. Weinzierl, Eric Werker Source: HBS Premier Case Collection 27 pages. Publication Date: 09 January 2009. Prod. #: 709037-PDF-ENG
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