Faculty/Staff Directory

Christian

Glupker

glupkerc@gvsu.edu

Clinical Affiliate Faculty

3054 L. William Seidman Center

616-331-7336

• Economics

• Economic Impact Analysis
• Money and Banking
• Bank Management
• Sports Economics
• Macroeconomics

Christian Glupker, Clinical Affiliate in Economics, earned his B.A. degree from Grand Valley State University and his masters from Western Michigan University.  His research and teaching interest include economic impact studies, bank management, money & banking, macroeconomics, microeconomics, corporate finance, and sports economics.  Christian has over 12 years of consulting with SCORE-Grand Rapids, which focuses on assisting both new business and existing business owners with financial guidance, as well as helping obtain capital financing via commercial banks or other investors.  Before academia, Christian spent over 12 years in banking, serving as Vice President of corporate banking.

• B.B.A., Grand Valley State University
• Masters, Western Michigan University

• Bank Management
• Sports Economics
• Money and Banking
• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics

 

Current Working Papers

• The Economic Impact of Rapid City Regional Airport (2023)
• The Economic Impact of Gerald R. Ford International Airport (2023)
• The Economic Impact of Frederick Meijer Gardens (2023)
• The Economic Impact of Professional Bass Fishing Tournaments in Saginaw, MI (2023)
• The Economic Assessment of ArtPrize 2.0 (2023)
• The Economic Assessment of White River Recreation (2023)
• Economic Assessment of Green Infrastructure in Detroit (2021)

Economic Impact Studies

• Glupker, Christian,; and Grand Valley State University, The Economic Impact of the 2022 Iceman Cometh Mountain Bike Race (2022)
• The Economic Impact of ArtPrize 2022 (2022)  https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/eco_otherpubs/12/
• The Economic Assessment of the 2022 National Cherry Festival (2022)  https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/eco_otherpubs/10/
• The Economic Impact of Krasl Art Center and Krasl Art Fair (2022).  https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/eco_otherpubs/11/
• The Economic Impact of Affordable Housing Stock in Kent and Ottawa County, Michigan (2021).  https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/eco_otherpubs/9
• Glupker, Christian; Dimkoff, Gregg, and Grand Valley State University, "Michigan No-Fault Insurance Reform: An Economic Analysis" (2021)
• The Economic Assessment of Michigan State University research campus (2021).  https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/eco_otherpubs/8/
• Economic Impact Study: Grand Rapids Public Museum Proposed Redesign and Expansion (2020).  https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/eco_otherpubs/7
• Economic Impact Study: United Methodist Community House Expansion (2020).  https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/eco_otherpubs/6
• The Economic Impact Study: Kent County Parks (2019).  https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/eco_otherpubs/2
• The Economic Impact Study: Downtown Market Grand Rapids (2019).  https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/eco_otherpubs/1
• The Economic Impact of the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park (2017).  https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/eco_otherpubs/3
• The Economic Impact of the Huron River (2017). https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/eco_otherpubs/5
• The Economic Impact of the 2016 National Cherry Festival" (2016). https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/eco_otherpubs/4

White Papers

• The Economic Impact of Victoria Regional Airport, Texas (2022)
• The Economic Impact of Battle Creek Executive Airport (2021)
• The Economic Impact of Windward Pointe Development, Muskegon, MI (2021)
• Economic assessment of proposed developments at Gerald R. Ford Int. Airport (2017)
• Grand River Multi-Use Trail Economic Assessment Study (2017)
• Grand Haven Visitor and Tourism Study (2016)
• Grand Rapids Art Prize Economic Impact (2015) 

   

• Macroeconomics Course Coordinator
• Economics Student Interaction Committee, Member
• Economics Department Assessment Committee, Member

Community

• SCORE - Grand Rapids - Small business counselor