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Learn about the global financial crisis and monetary policy in this lecture from Kyoto University's Introduction to Social Economics course. Explore the journey from the Lehman Shock to quantitative easing and its exit strategies through an international economic perspective. Examine key concepts including tapering considerations, zero interest rate policies, and the role of central banks. Follow the economic policies and their impacts across multiple U.S. administrations, from Reagan through Obama, with detailed analysis of how different economic factions approached monetary policy. Delivered by Associate Professor Ken Sakade from the Graduate School of Public Policy, the lecture provides comprehensive coverage of modern monetary policy challenges and their historical context.