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 (International and 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
SOEP User Conference 2024

The SOEP User Conference took place in Berlin in July 2024. This conference serves as a significant gathering for researchers who utilize data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).

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VHB awards honorary membership to Dieter Sadowski

Dieter Sadowski, former director of the IAAEU, was elected an honorary member of the Verband der Hochschullehrerinnen und Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft (VHB) at its Annual General Meeting in June 2024.

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Conference on adequate minimum wages in the EU

The recently published book “The EU directive on adequate minimum wages” was presented at the conference. Mrs. Schlachter contributed a chapter on the impact of the directive in german national law.

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Defense of Adam Feher's doctoral thesis

Adam Feher successfully defended his PhD thesis, titled "Essays in Law and Economics," at the University of Amsterdam.

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News
SOEP User Conference 2024

The SOEP User Conference took place in Berlin in July 2024. This conference serves as a significant gathering for researchers who utilize data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).

Read more
VHB awards honorary membership to Dieter Sadowski

Dieter Sadowski, former director of the IAAEU, was elected an honorary member of the Verband der Hochschullehrerinnen und Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft (VHB) at its Annual General Meeting in June 2024.

Read more
Conference on adequate minimum wages in the EU

The recently published book “The EU directive on adequate minimum wages” was presented at the conference. Mrs. Schlachter contributed a chapter on the impact of the directive in german national law.

Read more
Defense of Adam Feher's doctoral thesis

Adam Feher successfully defended his PhD thesis, titled "Essays in Law and Economics," at the University of Amsterdam.

Read more
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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TriECON Workshop on Education Economics

The IAAEU and the Chair of Personnel Economics at Trier University are pleased to announce the TriECON Workshop on Education Economics, which will take place from the early afternoon of Thursday, December 5th until noon on Friday, December 6th, 2024.

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Brownbag Seminar

Brownbag seminars will continue to be held at the IAAEU in the summer semester of 2024. More information about the lectures can be found on our brownbag seminar page.

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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).

Read More
TriECON Workshop on Education Economics

The IAAEU and the Chair of Personnel Economics at Trier University are pleased to announce the TriECON Workshop on Education Economics, which will take place from the early afternoon of Thursday, December 5th until noon on Friday, December 6th, 2024.

Read more
Brownbag Seminar

Brownbag seminars will continue to be held at the IAAEU in the summer semester of 2024. More information about the lectures can be found on our brownbag seminar page.

Read more

OUR RESEARCH GROUPS