In this paper we analyze the equilibrium market structure, following liberalization, of an industry involving an essential facility. Two alternative modes of market entry are considered, in conjunction with vertical integration, namely: full entry, which means building a new and more efficient...

In this paper we consider a market situation in which initially there is an unintegrated monopoly upstream that owns an essential facility and two dowstream firms. Then the market is liberalized allowing upstream entry and vertical integration. The equilibrium entry mode - sharing the incumbent...