We investigate the welfare effect of increasing competition in an anonymous two-sided matching market, where matched … pairs play an infinitely repeated Prisoner's Dilemma. Higher matching efficiency is usually considered detrimental as it … creates stronger incentives for defection. We point out, however, that a reduction in matching frictions also increases …

We investigate the welfare effect of increasing competition in an anonymous two-sided matching market, where matched … pairs play an infinitely repeated Prisoner's Dilemma. Higher matching efficiency is usually considered detrimental as it … creates stronger incentives for defection. We point out, however, that a reduction in matching frictions also increases …