According to the Economic Freedom of the World Data, the United

Multiple Choice

According to the Economic Freedom of the World data, the United States

A) is the world's third freest economy, behind only Hong Kong and Singapore.
B) has experienced an increase in economic freedom during the past decade and it once again ranks among the world's ten freest economies.
C) has experienced a sharp decline in economic freedom since 1990, and it no longer ranks among the world's top 50 freest economies.
D) has experienced a decline in economic freedom in recent years and it now ranks behind several high-income industrial countries including Switzerland, New Zealand, and Canada.