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.
The 18th Workshop on Labour Economics (WLE) took place at the IAAEU on March 26 and 27, 2026. The workshop was organised in cooperation with the Chair of Personnel Economics at the University of Trier. We welcomed researchers from 13 countries. Their contributions enabled us to compile an exciting and wide-ranging program with around 25 presentations. As in the previous years, there was a session on “Counterfactual Impact Evaluation” organised jointly with the Competence Centre on Microeconomic Evaluation of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.
The 28th Colloquium on Personnel Economics (COPE) took place March 18–20, 2026, at the Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam. During the meeting, about 60 papers were presented and discussed intensively and there were two keynotes by Christina Gathmann (LISER) and Alan Benson (University of Minnesota).
In a recent article published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (JEEM), Sven A. Hartmann (IAAEU & Trier University) explores how access to independent information shapes long-term environmental preferences and behavior.
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The 18th Workshop on Labour Economics (WLE) took place at the IAAEU on March 26 and 27, 2026. The workshop was organised in cooperation with the Chair of Personnel Economics at the University of Trier. We welcomed researchers from 13 countries. Their contributions enabled us to compile an exciting and wide-ranging program with around 25 presentations. As in the previous years, there was a session on “Counterfactual Impact Evaluation” organised jointly with the Competence Centre on Microeconomic Evaluation of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.
The 28th Colloquium on Personnel Economics (COPE) took place March 18–20, 2026, at the Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam. During the meeting, about 60 papers were presented and discussed intensively and there were two keynotes by Christina Gathmann (LISER) and Alan Benson (University of Minnesota).
In a recent article published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (JEEM), Sven A. Hartmann (IAAEU & Trier University) explores how access to independent information shapes long-term environmental preferences and behavior.
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 18th Workshop on Labour Economics, to be held on March 26-27, 2026.
Brownbag seminars will continue to be held at the IAAEU in the winter semester of 2025/26. More information about the lectures can be found on our brownbag seminar page.
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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 18th Workshop on Labour Economics, to be held on March 26-27, 2026
Brownbag seminars will continue to be held at the IAAEU in the winter semester of 2025/26. More information about the lectures can be found on our brownbag seminar page.
