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.
In a recent article, Lieke Voorintholt (IAAEU and Trier University), Adriaan Soetevent, and Gerard van den Berg (both at the University of Groningen) examine whether a common survey question to elicit climate change worries is affected by a subtle difference in wording.
A major success for a former colleague: Dr. Marco Clemens, who served as a research associate at the IAAEU from 2021 to 2025, has been awarded the 2026 Joseph A. Schumpeter Prize for his dissertation, "Essays on Income, Wellbeing, and the Labour Market." With this award, Faculty IV of the University of Trier honours outstanding academic publications and exceptional achievements within the context of a doctoral degree. The prize money is generously funded by a donation from the Deutsche Bundesbank. The award was presented on May 22, 2026, during the faculty’s graduation ceremony. Also in attendance were Martin Condé from the Regional Office of the Deutsche Bundesbank for Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, as well as Prof. Dr. Laszlo Goerke, the chair of the jury responsible for selecting the prize recipient. We extend our warmest congratulations to our former colleague on this distinction.
Dr. Lieke Voorintholt joined the economic team of the IAAEU in March 2026. After completing her PhD in economics at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, she moved to Trier to focus on her research at the intersection of labor and behavioral economics.
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In a recent article, Lieke Voorintholt (IAAEU and Trier University), Adriaan Soetevent, and Gerard van den Berg (both at the University of Groningen) examine whether a common survey question to elicit climate change worries is affected by a subtle difference in wording.
A major success for a former colleague: Dr. Marco Clemens, who served as a research associate at the IAAEU from 2021 to 2025, has been awarded the 2026 Joseph A. Schumpeter Prize for his dissertation, "Essays on Income, Wellbeing, and the Labour Market." With this award, Faculty IV of the University of Trier honours outstanding academic publications and exceptional achievements within the context of a doctoral degree. The prize money is generously funded by a donation from the Deutsche Bundesbank. The award was presented on May 22, 2026, during the faculty’s graduation ceremony. Also in attendance were Martin Condé from the Regional Office of the Deutsche Bundesbank for Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, as well as Prof. Dr. Laszlo Goerke, the chair of the jury responsible for selecting the prize recipient. We extend our warmest congratulations to our former colleague on this distinction.
Dr. Lieke Voorintholt joined the economic team of the IAAEU in March 2026. After completing her PhD in economics at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, she moved to Trier to focus on her research at the intersection of labor and behavioral economics.
The conference will take place at the IAAEU, Trier University, on 22–23 June 2026. We look forward to welcoming our Brazilian guests and all participants to Trier for this international dialogue on collective labour law.
Brownbag seminars will continue to be held at the IAAEU in the summer semester of 2026. More information about the lectures can be found on our brownbag seminar page.
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The conference will take place at the IAAEU, Trier University, on 22–23 June 2026. We look forward to welcoming our Brazilian guests and all participants to Trier for this international dialogue on collective labour law.
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.
