Identification and prioritization of the factors affecting corruption using AHP

Corruption is one of the most serious problems in economies. Corruption has different kinds, such as bribery, embezzlement, fraud, and extortion. Contradicting corruption requires recognizing its causes. The causes of corruption can vary depending on each country's social, cultural, institutional, and historical conditions. Identification of the factors that affect corruption is very important. The purpose of this paper is to identify and prioritize the factors affecting corruption. We use an analytical hierarchy process (AHP) approach. The results show that economic, managerial, and administrative, cultural, and social, political, legal, and psychological dimensions affect corruption. Based on the order of priority, results are political, cultural, and social, economic, legal, managerial, and administrative, and psychological dimensions. The most important achievement of this article is to identify the need for a comprehensive policy to combat corruption in terms of all aspects affecting corruption, with special attention to political, cultural, and social, economic, legal, managerial, and administrative, and psychological dimensions.