Ferran Mañé is an associate professor at the Rovira i Virgili University. He has a bachelor degree in economics and a Master in Applied Economics degree, both from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He also earned a Master in Professional Studies degree at Cornell University.

He has been Visiting Fellow at Essex University (England) and Cornell University. He has a PhD in Economics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. His thesis analyzed the effects of technological change on skill requirements in an industry life cycle framework.

He has published several articles and chapters in books on vocational education, the effects of on-the-job training on workers productivity, changes in the American education system and the effects of technological change on education and occupational structures.