Abstract
Economic news is important sources of information that affect investors’ decisions. Investors are not rational enough and are therefore influenced by certain factors when choosing among alternatives. The abundance and frequency of information on economic news make it difficult for the public in general and the investors in particular to evaluate. Economic news draws the attention of investors, causing them to focus on certain point and ignore other factors, thus forming the basis of the availability heuristic. Considering the connection of economic news with the availability heuristic is important in financial decisions. In the studies carried out so far, different dimensions, conceptual frameworks and features of economic news and available heuristics have been examined separately. There are very few studies that deal with these two issues together. This study attempts to address the exposure points of investors to availability heuristic regarding economic news. The question of what the mainstays are causing investors to be exposed to the availability heuristic in the news has not been investigated much in the literature.