Please answer the following question: Facts: - school tradition: economics - birth date: 03 april 1924 - name: william r. allen - color: black - alma mater: cornell college university of chicago duke university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william r. allen -lrb- economist -rrb- .
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william r. allen is an american economist , professor and author .he is known for his authorship of economic literature alongside frequent co-author armen alchian .