Question: Facts: - birth date: 26 february 1931 - name: norton garfinkle - alma mater: columbia university - occupation: economist and author Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of norton garfinkle .
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norton garfinkle -lrb- born february 26 , 1931 -rrb- is an economist , businessman and public servant .he is a phi beta kappa graduate with honors from columbia university and did his graduate work at columbia university and princeton university .he taught economics and economic history at amherst college , where he was an editor the '' journal of economic history . ''