Welcome to the Institute

for Labour Law and Industrial Relations

in the European Union

THE INSTITUTE

The employees of the IAAEU research the underlying economic and legal conditions for labour in a constantly changing European society. Our task is project-related research, which is interdisciplinary, socially relevant and receives international attention. The goal is to influence the public discourse with scientific findings and thereby improve the conditions for labour and industrial relations. In that light, the institute understands itself as an initiating force for other researchers and for the region. The IAAEU was founded as a public law foundation in 1983. The institute is financed by the German Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate and is also a scientific institution attached to Trier University. It is located on Campus II of the University.

Research at the IAAEU takes place under a tight cooperation between the two chairs of the co-directors Prof. Dr. Daniel Ulber (European Labour Law and Civil Law) and Prof. Dr. Laszlo Goerke (Business Administration – Personnel Economics). Furthermore, the institute maintains an extensive library with a unique collection of works pertinent to labour law, industrials relations, particularly industrial relations between member states of the EU, and personnel economics.


News
Scholarship at the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) in Tokyo

Björn Becker, a member of the IAAEU and the Chair of Personnel Economics at Trier University, completed a research stay at the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) in Tokyo from September 1 to December 31, 2024.

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Dr. Martín Besfamille visits the IAAEU

Dr. Martín Besfamille visited the IAAEU from December 12 to 21, 2024. He is an Associate Professor at the Instituto de Economía in Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and a research fellow at CESifo.

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TriEcon Workshop on Education Economics

On December 5th and 6th, 2024, the IAAEU and the Chair of Personnel Economics organized the TriEcon Workshop on Education Economics..

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News
Scholarship at the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) in Tokyo

Björn Becker, a member of the IAAEU and the Chair of Personnel Economics at Trier University, completed a research stay at the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) in Tokyo from September 1 to December 31, 2024.

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Dr. Martín Besfamille visits the IAAEU

Dr. Martín Besfamille visited the IAAEU from December 12 to 21, 2024. He is an Associate Professor at the Instituto de Economía in Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and a research fellow at CESifo.

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TriEcon Workshop on Education Economics

On December 5th and 6th, 2024, the IAAEU and the Chair of Personnel Economics organized the TriEcon Workshop on Education Economics.

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Events
TriECON Workshop on Income, Pay Composition and Labour Market Outcomes

The IAAEU and the Chair of Personnel Economics at Trier University are pleased to announce the TriECON Workshop on Income, Pay Composition and Labour Market Outcomes. We plan to hold the workshop on-site on February 13 (starting in the early afternoon) and February 14 (ending around noon).

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Workshop on Labour Economics 2025

The Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU), together with the chair for Personnel Economics at Trier University, are jointly organising the 17th Workshop on Labour Economics, to be held on April 03-04, 2025.

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Events
TriECON Workshop on Income, Pay Composition and Labour Market Outcomes

The IAAEU and the Chair of Personnel Economics at Trier University are pleased to announce the TriECON Workshop on Income, Pay Composition and Labour Market Outcome. We plan to hold the workshop on-site on February 13 (starting in the early afternoon) and February 14 (ending around noon).

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Workshop on Labour Economics 2025

The Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU), together with the chair for Personnel Economics at Trier University, are jointly organising the 17th Workshop on Labour Economics, to be held on April 03-04, 2025.

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OUR RESEARCH GROUPS