• Obamanomics refers to the economic policies of former US President Barack Obama.

  • The term is often associated with the stimulus programs used to fight the Great Recession.
  • Examples of these policies include the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which was an $831 billion economic stimulus package, and the 2009 US auto industry bailout.
  • Critics of Obamanomics view this as an unjustified expansion of the government’s economic role, including increased government spending, taxation and regulation.
  • It is often contrasted with Reaganomics, another popular term referring to the economic policies of former President Ronald Reagan.