Where Economics Meets Human Nature

ISREP is an independent research initiative exploring how economic systems and the psychology of power jointly shape inequality, instability, and institutional failure in modern societies.

Based on available evidence, this research trajectory has already led to the formulation of what appears to be the first coherent systemic strategy to undergo  a standard peer-review process, demonstrating that the integration of macroeconomic architecture with empirically grounded models of economic democracy is not only theoretically possible, but scientifically assessable.

While economics typically analyses markets, incentives, and institutions in isolation, and psychology examines power dynamics primarily at the interpersonal level, ISREP integrates both perspectives into a unified systemic framework. The project investigates how concentrated power is reproduced across economic, organisational, and social structures—and how these mechanisms affect productivity, stability, and democratic governance.

Building on long-term macroeconomic research, empirical observation, and interdisciplinary synthesis, the project develops a coherent, empirically grounded model of economic democracy and cooperativism, offering a realistic and implementable alternative to existing economic architectures.

ISREP aims to establish a new line of scientific inquiry—one that connects micro-level behavioural mechanisms with macro-level economic outcomes—and to contribute original, high-impact research at the intersection of economics, psychology, and system design.