His areas of expertise include corporate finance, international finance, financial markets and institutions, and banking. He received his B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN and his Ph.D. in Finance from University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. He has written and presented articles and opinions in numerous venues including the World Bank, National Bureau of Economic Research and a number of international conferences. Abu has published numerous original articles in academic journals including Economic Theory, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Developing Areas, Journal of Economics and Business, and Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting.