Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Campus of International Excellence Southern Catalonia
Research Centre on Economics and Sustainability (ECO-SOS)

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Research staff

Mañé Vernet, Ferran

Associate Professor
PhD: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Despatx: 319
Group: qure
Pho.: 977759867
Email: ferran.mane(ELIMINAR)@urv.cat

Specialties
  • Labor Economics
  • Economics of Education
  • Personnel Economics
Profile

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.

Publications
Articles in journals JCR
Articles in journals not indexed in the JCR
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Miravet Arnau, Daniel (2016): "Using the job requirements approach and matched employer-employee data to investigate the content of individuals’ human capital", Journal for Labour Market Research ,49(2), 133-155
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran (2012): “Agenda de noves qualificacions i llocs de treball”, Nota d’Economia ,100, 119-131
  • Benner, Ch.; Mañé Vernet, Ferran (2011): "From intrenal to network labor markets? Insights on new promotion processes from the call center industry", Industrial Relations ,50(2), 323-350
Books
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran (2013): “ELS DOCTORS DE LES UNIVERSITATS PÚBLIQUES CATALANES EN EL MERCAT DEL TREBALL: UNA VISIÓ DE COHORTS”, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona.
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran (2010): "La transició al mercat de treball dels titulats a la URV", Consell Social, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Miravet Arnau, Daniel (2010): "El rendiment acadèmic dels estudiants de primer any a la universitat", Estudis d'Anàlisi del Sistema Universitari, AQU Catalunya, Barcelona
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran (2004): "La inserció laboral dels titulats a la URV", Consell Social, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona)
Book Chapters
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran (2013): “Using the job requirements approach and matched employer-employee data to investigate the content of individuals’ human capital”, “Job Tasks, Work Skills and the Labour Market” ,OECD, Paris.
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Miravet Arnau, Daniel (2011): "Using the job requirements approach and matched employer-employee data to investigate the content of individuals human capital", Job Tasks, Work Skills and the Labour Market" ,OECD, Paris
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran (2008): "Cambio tecnológico y demanda de cualificaciones: el empacto de las tecnolgías de la comunicación y la información", Evolución y Desarrollo de las TIC en la Economia del Conocimiento ,Ecobook
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran (2008): "Educational reform and disadvantaged students: are they better off or worse off?", Schools and the Equal Opportunity Problem, ,CESifo Seminar Series MIT Press
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Bishop, J (2007): "Educational reform and disadvantaged students: are they better off or worse off?", Paul E. Peterson; Ludger Woessmann (eds.) Schools and the Equal Opportunity Problem ,CESifo Seminar Series MIT Press, USA
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Miravet Arnau, Daniel (2007): "L'adequació de la Formació Universitària", Educació Superior i Treball a Catalunya: Anàlisi dels Factors d'Inserció Laboral, Agència per la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya ,155-186
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Oliver, J (2005): "Competitividad de la industria española", La industria en España, claves para competir en un mundo global ,Editorial Ariel, Barcelona
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Bishop, J (2004): "Economic returns to vocational courses in the US High School", MacLean, R; Lauglo, J (eds.) Vocationalizing Secondary Education Revisited ,Kluwer Academic Publishers, Amsterdam
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran (2003): "Innovación y entrada de empresas", Segarra Blasco, Agustí (eds.) La creación y la Supervivencia de las Empresas Industriales ,Editorial Civitas, Madrid
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Bishop, J (2003): "The impacts of school-business partnerships on the early labor-market success of students", Stull, W; Sanders, N (eds.) School-to-Work Movement: Origins and Destinations ,Praeger, Westport, Connecticut
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Oliver, J (2003): "A note on the evolution of labour supply in Spain and its implications at the regional level", Tessaring, M; Liane, S (eds.) Early Recognition of Skill requirements in Europe ,CEDEFOP, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Oliver, J (2003): "Forecasting educational necessities in Spain through 2010", Neugart, M; Schoemann, K (eds.) Forecasting Labour Markets in OECD Countries: Measuring and Tackling Mismatches ,Edward Elgar Publishing, UK
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran (2002): "Sobreeducación y sector de actividad: ¿existe alguna especialización relativa?", Oliver, J; Raymond, J.L (eds.) Educación Formal y Demanda de Cualificación de la Mano de Obra en España: una Visión a Largo Plazo ,Cercle d'Economia Industrial, Fundació Empresa i Ciència, Barcelona
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Bishop, J; Bishop, M (2002): "La educación secundaria en los Estados Unidos: ¿Qué pueden aprender otros de nuestros errores?", Rama, G (eds.) Alternativas de Reforma de la Educación Secundaria ,InterAmerican Development Bank, Washington, DC
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Bishop, J (2001): "Incentive effects of New York's minimum competency exams", Wang, M; Walberg, H (eds.) School Choice or Best Systems: What Improves Education ,Lawrence Elrbaum Associates, London
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Bishop, J (2001): "The impacts of minimum competency exam graduation requirements on college attendance and early labor market success of disadvantaged students", Orfield, G; Kornhaber, M (eds.) Raising Standards or Raising Barriers? Inequality and High-Stakes Testing in Public Education ,The Century Foundation Press, New York
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Bishop, J; Bishop, M; Moriarty, J (2001): "The role of end-of-course exams and minimum competency exams in standards-based reforms", Ravitch, D (eds.) Brookings Papers on Education Policy ,The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Oliver, J (2001): "Ciclo de vida de las cualificaciones y estrategia empresarial: Un modelo de demanda de cualificación", Fina, Ll; Toharia, L (eds.) El Empleo en España: Situación y Perspectivas ,Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales, Madrid
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran (2000): "La necesidad de mejora de las prácticas de evaluación de las políticas activas de empleo", Fina, Ll; Mañé Vernet, Ferran (eds.) La Evaluación de las Políticas de Ocupación ,Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales, Madrid
  • Mañé Vernet, Ferran; Fina, Ll; Toharia, L; Garcia, C (2000): "Cambio ocupacional y necesidades educativas en la economía española", Saez, F (eds.) Formación y Empleo ,Fundación Argentaria, Madrid
Projects
Competitive calls

With public

  • Title:

    Principal Investigator: Mañé Vernet, Ferran

    Members:

    Reference: Start Year: 2016 End Year: 2016

    Entity: International Labour Office

  • Title: El rendiment dels estudiants universitaris durant el primer any

    Principal Investigator: Mañé Vernet, Ferran

    Members: Miravet Arnau, Daniel

    Reference: 2007AQU/ESTUDIS/URV Start Year: 2008 End Year: 2008

    Entity: AQSU - Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari a Catalunya

  • Title: Diagnòstic territorial de les necessitats formatives dels treballadors i les treballadores de les PIMES catalanes en l’àmbit de les competències transversals

    Principal Investigator: Mañé Vernet, Ferran

    Members:

    Reference: Start Year: 2007 End Year: 2007

    Entity: Generalitat de Catalunya

  • Title: El rendimiento académico de los estudiantes el primer año en la universidad

    Principal Investigator: Mañé Vernet, Ferran

    Members:

    Reference: Start Year: 2007 End Year: 2008

    Entity: Generalitat de Catalunya

  • Title: Millora dels processos de determinanció de l’oferta formativa a Catalunya

    Principal Investigator: Mañé Vernet, Ferran

    Members:

    Reference: Start Year: 2007 End Year: 2008

    Entity: Generalitat de Catalunya

  • Title:

    Principal Investigator: Mañé Vernet, Ferran

    Members: Miravet Arnau, Daniel

    Reference: Start Year: 2006 End Year: 2007

    Entity: Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari a Catalunya (AQU)

  • Title: Identificació de les competencies transversals claus per a millorar la competitivitat i l'ocupació dels treballadors i treballadores de les pimes catalanes

    Principal Investigator: Mañé Vernet, Ferran

    Members:

    Reference: Start Year: 2005 End Year: 2006

    Entity: Generalitat de Catalunya

  • Title: Pla d'accions estratègiques en els programes transversals de joves, igualtat de gènere, discapacitat i inmigrants, en l'àmbit del mercat de treball, es sistema educatiu i la familia

    Principal Investigator: Mañé Vernet, Ferran

    Members: Jordi Amorós, Catalina

    Reference: T02166S Start Year: 2003 End Year: 2003

    Entity: AJRE - Ajuntament de Reus


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