In terms of GDP and unemployment, the US’s recovery from the crisis wasrelatively rapid. This was in large part due to forceful fiscal policy conducted bythe Obama Administration. This column surveys the lessons for other economies,which have seen less-convincing recoveries. This terms in GDP and unemployment, the US’s recovery from the crisis wasrelatively rapid. This was in large part due to forceful fiscal policy conducted by the Obama Administration. This column surveys the lessons for other economies, which have seen less-convincing recoveries.