Are return offers for SAs actually higher during downturns?

I know that this seems like a stupid question to ask but I've been hearing that some banks, during economic downturns, are more incentivized to fill their FT analyst class with their SAs and, as a result, don't do FT recruiting. Is this true or does the general logic still prevail (downturn -->lower return rates)?

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