How a sound methodology improves understanding of young Ethiopians’ experience of conflict

It can be very difficult to get an accurate picture of young people’s experiences of conflict. In this first episode of a new podcast series, Research Analyst Sophie von Russdorf talks about Young Lives’ innovative use of audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI) to collect data from young people who have experienced conflict in Ethiopia. In a new paper ‘A Sound Methodology: Measuring the experiences of violent conflict through audio self-interviews’ published in Economics Letters, Sophie, and her co-authors, Marta Favara, Laura Ahlborn, Alessandra Hidalgo-Arestegui and Gerald McQuade found that using ACASI led to more accurate data being collected, whilst at the same time protecting the wellbeing of the young people in Young Lives long running survey.