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Average is Over: Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation is a 2013 book (release date: September 12, 2013) by economist Tyler Cowen laying out his vision for the future trajectory of the United States of America and the world at large and the types of jobs that will emerge in the new economy. It is a sequel to Cowen's 2011 book The Great Stagnation that argued that the United States of America had exhausted many of the low-hanging fruit (such as cheap land and easily achievable improvements in education) that had powered its growth in the 19th century and early 20th century.

Interviews and discussions
Technology writer and critic Andrew Keen interviewed Cowen for his Keen On series for TechCrunch in September 2013.

Cowen appeared on a Financial Times podcast to discuss his book. Diane Coyle also participated to discuss her own book, and the authors talked about each other's books as well. The host was Cardiff Garcia.

Cowen appeared on National Public Radio to discuss his book in September 2013.

In late September 2013, Cowen appeared on the EconTalk podcast with host Russ Roberts to discuss the key themes of his book.

Book reviews
The book was reviewed favorably by Philip Delves Broughton in the Wall Street Journal. Broughton noted that Cowen had not investigated high finance in his book and could have done so, but was otherwise favorably impressed by Cowen.

Economist Diane Coyle reviewed the book for her own blog, saying that "the more specific message of the book is rather sober."

Matthew Yglesias reviewed the book on his Slate blog, Moneybox.

The book was reviewed negatively by Teresa Hartnett for Publishers Weekly.

The book also received a (gated) review from Brenda Jubin on Seeking Alpha. Jubin wrote: "The future Cowen paints is pretty bleak for the majority of Americans." She concluded by writing: "This is not a future I want to see. We can only hope that, as often happens, trends are disrupted."

Other mentions
In late September 2013, economist Art Carden listed the book as one of the books he was reading. He worried that Luddites would misread the book and, as a preventive measure highlighted a passage from the book arguing that immigration to the United States would be vital to the future economic vitality of the United States.